All About Color #5B4C8A

#5B4C8A

About #5B4C8A

#5B4C8A is a medium purple color with the hex code #5B4C8A. In RGB it is red 91, green 76, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 255°, saturation 29%, lightness 42%; in CMYK it is 34%, 45%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 7.38:1 on white and 2.85:1 on black.

#5B4C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 4C, 8A
CMYK34.06%, 44.93%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal91, 76, 138
HSL255°, 29%, 42%
RGB Octal133, 114, 212
HSV (HSB)254.52°, 44.93%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1011011, 1001100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB36.42, 21.25, -32.45
RGB Percent35.69%, 29.80%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH36.42, 38.79, 303.23
XYZ11.49, 9.23, 25.22
CIE-L*UV36.42, 2.77, -47.41
xyY0.25, 0.20, 9.23
Hunter-Lab30.38, 14.33, -27.96
RYB35.69%, 29.80%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B4C8A on a dark background: contrast 2.85:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B4C8A on a light background: contrast 7.38:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B4C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B4C8A · #8A7BB7 · #342B4F · #7B8A4C · #A8B77B

Analogous palette

#4C7B8A · #4C5C8A · #5B4C8A · #7B4C8A · #8A4C7B

Triadic palette

#5B4C8A · #8A5C4C · #4C8A5C · #8A7BB7 · #B78A7B

Tetradic palette

#5B4C8A · #8A4C5C · #7B8A4C · #4C8A7B · #342B4F

Monochromatic palette

#1A1627 · #3B3159 · #5B4C8A · #8172B1 · #ADA3CC

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