Palettes / Colors / #5E669C

#5E669C — Dusty Blue

#5E669C is a blue color we call Dusty Blue, closest to the named color SlateGray (#708090). It belongs to the blue family.

#5E669C is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9C945E; it also sits naturally between #5E859C and #755E9C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 37% · Green 40% · Blue 61%

Cyan 40% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 0% · Key 39%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #5E669C

.text { color: #5E669C; }
.background { background-color: #5E669C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #5E669C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(94, 102, 156); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(232, 25%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #5E669C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(94, 102, 156, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #5E669C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(94, 102, 156, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#5E669C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#5E669C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C945E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #5E669C: #FFFFFF.

How #5E669C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #5E669C rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #5E669B  ·  #5E669D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #5E669C?

#5E669C is Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 94, 102, 156). Its closest standard named color is SlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #5E669C?

#5E669C is RGB 94, 102, 156 — HSL 232°, 25%, 49% — CMYK 40%, 35%, 0%, 39%.

What colors go with #5E669C?

Its complement is #9C945E; analogous partners are #5E859C and #755E9C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #5E669C for text?

White text on #5E669C has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.86:1.