All About Color #5B4E7E

#5B4E7E

About #5B4E7E

#5B4E7E is a medium purple color with the hex code #5B4E7E. In RGB it is red 91, green 78, blue 126; in HSL it is hue 256°, saturation 24%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 28%, 38%, 0%, 51%. Its contrast ratio is 7.41:1 on white and 2.84:1 on black.

#5B4E7E Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 4E, 7E
CMYK27.78%, 38.10%, 0.00%, 50.59%
RGB Decimal91, 78, 126
HSL256°, 24%, 40%
RGB Octal133, 116, 176
HSV (HSB)256.25°, 38.10%, 49.41%
RGB Binary1011011, 1001110, 1111110
CIE-L*AB36.33, 16.66, -25.23
RGB Percent35.69%, 30.59%, 49.41%
CIE-L*CH36.33, 30.23, 303.45
XYZ10.80, 9.18, 20.94
CIE-L*UV36.33, 3.16, -36.54
xyY0.26, 0.22, 9.18
Hunter-Lab30.30, 10.64, -19.77
RYB35.69%, 30.59%, 49.41%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B4E7E on a dark background: contrast 2.84:1, fails WCAG AA.
#5B4E7E on a light background: contrast 7.41:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B4E7E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B4E7E · #887AAE · #322B46 · #717E4E · #A0AE7A

Analogous palette

#4E717E · #4E597E · #5B4E7E · #734E7E · #7E4E71

Triadic palette

#5B4E7E · #7E5B4E · #4E7E5B · #887AAE · #AE887A

Tetradic palette

#5B4E7E · #7E4E59 · #717E4E · #4E7E73 · #322B46

Monochromatic palette

#171320 · #39304F · #5B4E7E · #7F71A8 · #AAA0C5

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