5B669C

#5B669C closest to Wizard’s Potion

#5B669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Wizard’s Potion. In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 40.0% green and 61.2% blue (rgb(91, 102, 156)). Its HSL value is 230° hue, 26% saturation and 48% lightness, and in CMYK it is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black. #5B669C is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.49:1.

#5B669C color conversion

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Variations of #5B669C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#5B669C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#5B669C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #5B669C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #4E679B
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #546C9E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #556A9D
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #4E679B
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #53679B
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #46717A
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #556B8E
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #696969
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #666878

#5B669C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.49:1 Good#5B669C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.83:1 Poor#5B669C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#5B669C in CSS

/* Wizard’s Potion */
.color { color: #5B669C; }
.background { background-color: #5B669C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #5B669C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(91 102 156);
color: hsl(230 26% 48%);
color: oklch(0.525 0.086 274.3);

#5B669C FAQ

What color is #5B669C?

#5B669C is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Wizard’s Potion. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #5B669C?

#5B669C is rgb(91, 102, 156) in RGB, hsl(230, 26%, 48%) in HSL and cmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 39%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #5B669C?

The complementary color of #5B669C is #9C915B, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #5B669C?

White text has the best contrast on #5B669C: 5.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #5B669C a warm or cool color?

#5B669C is a cool color.