All About Color #5979EE

#5979EE

About #5979EE

#5979EE is a light blue color with the hex code #5979EE. In RGB it is red 89, green 121, blue 238; in HSL it is hue 227°, saturation 81%, lightness 64%; in CMYK it is 63%, 49%, 0%, 7%. Its contrast ratio is 3.89:1 on white and 5.39:1 on black.

#5979EE Color Conversion

Hex triplet59, 79, EE
CMYK62.61%, 49.16%, 0.00%, 6.67%
RGB Decimal89, 121, 238
HSL227°, 81%, 64%
RGB Octal131, 171, 356
HSV (HSB)227.11°, 62.61%, 93.33%
RGB Binary1011001, 1111001, 11101110
CIE-L*AB54.00, 24.48, -62.56
RGB Percent34.90%, 47.45%, 93.33%
CIE-L*CH54.00, 67.17, 291.37
XYZ26.39, 21.97, 83.74
CIE-L*UV54.00, -16.83, -100.13
xyY0.20, 0.17, 21.97
Hunter-Lab46.87, 18.47, -73.11
RYB34.90%, 45.23%, 93.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5979EE on a dark background: contrast 5.39:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5979EE on a light background: contrast 3.89:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5979EE, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5979EE · #ACBCF6 · #163FD4 · #EECD59 · #F6E6AC

Analogous palette

#59EECD · #59C3EE · #5979EE · #8359EE · #CD59EE

Triadic palette

#5979EE · #EE5979 · #79EE59 · #ACBCF6 · #F6ACBC

Tetradic palette

#5979EE · #EE59C3 · #EECD59 · #59EE83 · #163FD4

Monochromatic palette

#102F9D · #1844E2 · #5979EE · #9EB1F5 · #E3E9FC

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