All About Color #5B59A6

#5B59A6

About #5B59A6

#5B59A6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #5B59A6. In RGB it is red 91, green 89, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 242°, saturation 30%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 45%, 46%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 6.13:1 on white and 3.42:1 on black.

#5B59A6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 59, A6
CMYK45.18%, 46.39%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal91, 89, 166
HSL242°, 30%, 50%
RGB Octal133, 131, 246
HSV (HSB)241.56°, 46.39%, 65.10%
RGB Binary1011011, 1011001, 10100110
CIE-L*AB41.41, 21.36, -41.38
RGB Percent35.69%, 34.90%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH41.41, 46.57, 297.30
XYZ14.77, 12.12, 37.64
CIE-L*UV41.41, -3.74, -62.36
xyY0.23, 0.19, 12.12
Hunter-Lab34.82, 14.79, -39.72
RYB35.69%, 34.90%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B59A6 on a dark background: contrast 3.42:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5B59A6 on a light background: contrast 6.13:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B59A6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B59A6 · #9795C6 · #3B396A · #A3A659 · #C4C695

Analogous palette

#59A3A6 · #597DA6 · #5B59A6 · #8259A6 · #A659A3

Triadic palette

#5B59A6 · #A65C59 · #59A65C · #9795C6 · #C69795

Tetradic palette

#5B59A6 · #A6597D · #A3A659 · #59A682 · #3B396A

Monochromatic palette

#252442 · #403E74 · #5B59A6 · #8D8BC1 · #BEBDDB

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