All About Color #5B3E8E

#5B3E8E

About #5B3E8E

#5B3E8E is a medium purple color with the hex code #5B3E8E. In RGB it is red 91, green 62, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 262°, saturation 39%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 36%, 56%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 8.32:1 on white and 2.52:1 on black.

#5B3E8E Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 3E, 8E
CMYK35.92%, 56.34%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal91, 62, 142
HSL262°, 39%, 40%
RGB Octal133, 76, 216
HSV (HSB)261.75°, 56.34%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1011011, 111110, 10001110
CIE-L*AB33.18, 31.07, -40.05
RGB Percent35.69%, 24.31%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH33.18, 50.69, 307.80
XYZ10.92, 7.62, 26.49
CIE-L*UV33.18, 6.70, -57.47
xyY0.24, 0.17, 7.62
Hunter-Lab27.61, 22.28, -37.55
RYB35.69%, 24.31%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B3E8E on a dark background: contrast 2.52:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B3E8E on a light background: contrast 8.32:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B3E8E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B3E8E · #896ABE · #32224E · #718E3E · #9FBE6A

Analogous palette

#3E718E · #3E498E · #5B3E8E · #833E8E · #8E3E71

Triadic palette

#5B3E8E · #8E5B3E · #3E8E5B · #896ABE · #BE896A

Tetradic palette

#5B3E8E · #8E3E49 · #718E3E · #3E8E83 · #32224E

Monochromatic palette

#171023 · #392759 · #5B3E8E · #805FB9 · #AB95D0

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