Information about #5B6980 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#5B6980 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(91, 105, 128) — 35.7% red, 41.2% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 9 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#5B6980 is a softly toned sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Slightly further away sit Jet Gray (#616D7E) and Mist Blue (#646D7E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(91, 105, 128)), which gives #5B6980 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5B6980: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#5B6980 color variations

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#5B6980 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 #5B6980

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

#5B6980 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5B6980
  • RGB91, 105, 128
  • CMYK15, 9, 0, 50
  • HSL217°, 17%, 43%
  • HSL Precise217.297°, 16.895%, 42.941%
  • HSV217°, 29%, 50%
  • HSB217°, 29%, 50%
  • HEX ID5B6980
  • DECIMAL ID5990784
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
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