Information about #5F5D98 color

#5F5D98 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F5D98 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 93, 152) — 37.3% red, 36.5% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 23 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5F5D98 reads as a gently muted classic blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Dark Blue Gray (#666699). Slightly further away sit Deloras (#606AA1) and Butterfly Bush (#68578C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(95, 93, 152)), which gives #5F5D98 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #5F5D98 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#5F5D98 color variations

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#5F5D98 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 #5F5D98

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

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F5D98
  • RGB95, 93, 152
  • CMYK22, 23, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(95, 93, 152)
  • HSL242°, 24%, 48%
  • HSL Precise242.034°, 24.082%, 48.039%
  • HSV242°, 39%, 60%
  • HSB242°, 39%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.365, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.365, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.365, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5F5D98
  • DECIMAL ID6249880
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01