All About Color #5B488E

#5B488E

About #5B488E

#5B488E is a medium purple color with the hex code #5B488E. In RGB it is red 91, green 72, blue 142; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 33%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 36%, 49%, 0%, 44%. Its contrast ratio is 7.60:1 on white and 2.76:1 on black.

#5B488E Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 48, 8E
CMYK35.92%, 49.30%, 0.00%, 44.31%
RGB Decimal91, 72, 142
HSL256°, 33%, 42%
RGB Octal133, 110, 216
HSV (HSB)256.29°, 49.30%, 55.69%
RGB Binary1011011, 1001000, 10001110
CIE-L*AB35.62, 24.90, -36.16
RGB Percent35.69%, 28.24%, 55.69%
CIE-L*CH35.62, 43.91, 304.55
XYZ11.51, 8.81, 26.69
CIE-L*UV35.62, 3.71, -52.73
xyY0.24, 0.19, 8.81
Hunter-Lab29.68, 17.29, -32.52
RYB35.69%, 28.24%, 55.69%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B488E on a dark background: contrast 2.76:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B488E on a light background: contrast 7.60:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B488E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B488E · #8977BB · #342951 · #7C8E48 · #A9BB77

Analogous palette

#487C8E · #48588E · #5B488E · #7E488E · #8E487C

Triadic palette

#5B488E · #8E5B48 · #488E5B · #8977BB · #BB8977

Tetradic palette

#5B488E · #8E4858 · #7C8E48 · #488E7E · #342951

Monochromatic palette

#1A1529 · #3A2E5C · #5B488E · #806DB6 · #ADA0CF

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