All About Color #5B5BB3

#5B5BB3

About #5B5BB3

#5B5BB3 is a medium blue color with the hex code #5B5BB3. In RGB it is red 91, green 91, blue 179; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 37%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 49%, 49%, 0%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 5.85:1 on white and 3.59:1 on black.

#5B5BB3 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 5B, B3
CMYK49.16%, 49.16%, 0.00%, 29.80%
RGB Decimal91, 91, 179
HSL240°, 37%, 53%
RGB Octal133, 133, 263
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 49.16%, 70.20%
RGB Binary1011011, 1011011, 10110011
CIE-L*AB42.70, 24.14, -46.98
RGB Percent35.69%, 35.69%, 70.20%
CIE-L*CH42.70, 52.82, 297.20
XYZ16.19, 12.96, 44.30
CIE-L*UV42.70, -5.15, -71.46
xyY0.22, 0.18, 12.96
Hunter-Lab36.00, 17.28, -47.75
RYB35.69%, 35.69%, 70.20%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B5BB3 on a dark background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5B5BB3 on a light background: contrast 5.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B5BB3, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B5BB3 · #9A9AD0 · #38387A · #B3B35B · #D0D09A

Analogous palette

#5BB3B3 · #5B87B3 · #5B5BB3 · #875BB3 · #B35BB3

Triadic palette

#5B5BB3 · #B35B5B · #5BB35B · #9A9AD0 · #D09A9A

Tetradic palette

#5B5BB3 · #B35B87 · #B3B35B · #5BB387 · #38387A

Monochromatic palette

#252550 · #3D3D85 · #5B5BB3 · #8F8FCC · #C4C4E4

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