All About Color #5B40BF

#5B40BF

About #5B40BF

#5B40BF is a medium blue color with the hex code #5B40BF. In RGB it is red 91, green 64, blue 191; in HSL it is hue 253°, saturation 50%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 52%, 66%, 0%, 25%. Its contrast ratio is 7.17:1 on white and 2.93:1 on black.

#5B40BF Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 40, BF
CMYK52.36%, 66.49%, 0.00%, 25.10%
RGB Decimal91, 64, 191
HSL253°, 50%, 50%
RGB Octal133, 100, 277
HSV (HSB)252.76°, 66.49%, 74.90%
RGB Binary1011011, 1000000, 10111111
CIE-L*AB37.21, 44.11, -62.90
RGB Percent35.69%, 25.10%, 74.90%
CIE-L*CH37.21, 76.83, 305.04
XYZ15.55, 9.65, 50.33
CIE-L*UV37.21, 0.95, -91.57
xyY0.21, 0.13, 9.65
Hunter-Lab31.07, 34.98, -74.31
RYB35.69%, 25.10%, 74.90%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B40BF on a dark background: contrast 2.93:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B40BF on a light background: contrast 7.17:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B40BF, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B40BF · #9685D6 · #3A297A · #A4BF40 · #C5D685

Analogous palette

#40A4BF · #4064BF · #5B40BF · #9B40BF · #BF40A4

Triadic palette

#5B40BF · #BF5B40 · #40BF5B · #9685D6 · #D69685

Tetradic palette

#5B40BF · #BF4064 · #A4BF40 · #40BF9B · #3A297A

Monochromatic palette

#25194D · #402D86 · #5B40BF · #8C79D2 · #BEB3E6

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