All About Color #5157CD

#5157CD

About #5157CD

#5157CD is a medium blue color with the hex code #5157CD. In RGB it is red 81, green 87, blue 205; in HSL it is hue 237°, saturation 55%, lightness 56%; in CMYK it is 60%, 58%, 0%, 20%. Its contrast ratio is 5.84:1 on white and 3.59:1 on black.

#5157CD Color Conversion

Hex triplet51, 57, CD
CMYK60.49%, 57.56%, 0.00%, 19.61%
RGB Decimal81, 87, 205
HSL237°, 55%, 56%
RGB Octal121, 127, 315
HSV (HSB)237.10°, 60.49%, 80.39%
RGB Binary1010001, 1010111, 11001101
CIE-L*AB42.72, 33.06, -62.10
RGB Percent31.76%, 34.12%, 80.39%
CIE-L*CH42.72, 70.35, 298.03
XYZ17.82, 12.97, 59.32
CIE-L*UV42.72, -8.46, -93.99
xyY0.20, 0.14, 12.97
Hunter-Lab36.02, 25.28, -72.44
RYB31.76%, 34.01%, 80.39%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5157CD on a dark background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5157CD on a light background: contrast 5.84:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5157CD, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5157CD · #989CE1 · #2C3196 · #CDC651 · #E1DE98

Analogous palette

#51CDC6 · #5195CD · #5157CD · #8951CD · #C651CD

Triadic palette

#5157CD · #CD5157 · #57CD51 · #989CE1 · #E1989C

Tetradic palette

#5157CD · #CD5195 · #CDC651 · #51CD89 · #2C3196

Monochromatic palette

#1E2167 · #2F35A2 · #5157CD · #8C90DE · #C8CAEF

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