Information about #5E5A72 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #5E5A72 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(94, 90, 114) — 36.9% red, 35.3% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 8 / 9 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned classic blue, #5E5A72 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smoky (#605D6B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Covert (#645977) and Quadrant Grey (#595E6B).

The recipe behind #5E5A72 is rgb(94, 90, 114), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #5E5A72 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.2:1. No one has named #5E5A72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5E5A72 color variations

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#5E5A72 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5E5A72

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5E5A72
  • RGB94, 90, 114
  • CMYK8, 9, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(94, 90, 114)
  • HSL250°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise250°, 11.765%, 40%
  • HSV250°, 21%, 45%
  • HSB250°, 21%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.369, 0.353, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.369, 0.353, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.369, 0.353, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5E5A72
  • DECIMAL ID6183538
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01