Information about #5960AD color

#5960AD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5960AD falls into the Blue Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 96, 173) — 34.9% red, 37.6% green, 67.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 33 / 30 / 0 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #5960AD reads as a softly balanced blue and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Navy Blue (#5E5CB2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Liberty (#545AA7) and Gypsy Queen (#4E56AC).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(89, 96, 173)), which gives #5960AD its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5960AD: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5960AD is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5960AD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5960AD 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 #5960AD

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5960AD
  • RGB89, 96, 173
  • CMYK33, 30, 0, 32
  • CSSrgb(89, 96, 173)
  • HSL235°, 34%, 51%
  • HSL Precise235°, 33.871%, 51.373%
  • HSV235°, 49%, 68%
  • HSB235°, 49%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.376, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.376, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.376, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5960AD
  • DECIMAL ID5857453
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01