Greyish Blue Color
Greyish Blue is a blue color with hex code #5E819D. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with greyish blue, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Greyish Blue Color Values
What Does Greyish Blue Mean?
Greyish Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Greyish Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Greyish Blue is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: moderate greenish blue, #367588).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Greyish Blue
Greyish Blue and #9C7A5E are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #5E9C99 and #5E619C, which sit beside greyish blue on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair greyish blue with triadic partners #9C5E80 and #809C5E. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Steel Blue —
#5A7D9A(Delta E 2) - Slate Blue —
#5B7C99(Delta E 2) - Hoki —
#65869F(Delta E 3) - Horizon —
#5A87A0(Delta E 4) - Wedgewood —
#4E7F9E(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5E819D; }
.background { background-color: #5E819D; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5E819D; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5E819D40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for greyish blue?
Greyish Blue has the hex code #5E819D. In RGB notation it is rgb(94, 129, 157), in HSL it is hsl(207, 25%, 49%), and its OKLCH value is 0.588, 0.059, 243.1.
What does the color greyish blue mean?
Blue-family colors like greyish blue carry distinct psychological associations. Greyish Blue belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Greyish Blue sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with greyish blue?
Greyish Blue has three easy routes: its complement #9C7A5E for punch, its neighbors #5E9C99 and #5E619C for something calmer, or triadic partners #9C5E80 and #809C5E when you want energy.
Is greyish blue a standard web color?
No — Greyish Blue is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5E819D or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make greyish blue lighter or darker?
To lighten greyish blue, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E6EBF0 (lightest tint) to #0F151A (darkest shade).
About Greyish Blue
Greyish Blue is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5E819D to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.