All About Color #5B3BB5

#5B3BB5

About #5B3BB5

#5B3BB5 is a medium purple color with the hex code #5B3BB5. In RGB it is red 91, green 59, blue 181; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 51%, lightness 47%; in CMYK it is 50%, 67%, 0%, 29%. Its contrast ratio is 7.67:1 on white and 2.74:1 on black.

#5B3BB5 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 3B, B5
CMYK49.72%, 67.40%, 0.00%, 29.02%
RGB Decimal91, 59, 181
HSL256°, 51%, 47%
RGB Octal133, 73, 265
HSV (HSB)255.74°, 67.40%, 70.98%
RGB Binary1011011, 111011, 10110101
CIE-L*AB35.38, 43.97, -60.00
RGB Percent35.69%, 23.14%, 70.98%
CIE-L*CH35.38, 74.39, 306.24
XYZ14.22, 8.69, 44.64
CIE-L*UV35.38, 2.95, -86.24
xyY0.21, 0.13, 8.69
Hunter-Lab29.48, 34.52, -69.17
RYB35.69%, 23.14%, 70.98%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B3BB5 on a dark background: contrast 2.74:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B3BB5 on a light background: contrast 7.67:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B3BB5, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B3BB5 · #9178D3 · #382470 · #94B53B · #BBD378

Analogous palette

#3B94B5 · #3B57B5 · #5B3BB5 · #983BB5 · #B53B94

Triadic palette

#5B3BB5 · #B55B3B · #3BB55B · #9178D3 · #D39178

Tetradic palette

#5B3BB5 · #B53B57 · #94B53B · #3BB598 · #382470

Monochromatic palette

#211541 · #3E287B · #5B3BB5 · #876DD0 · #B6A6E2

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