All About Color #5B8EA4

#5B8EA4

About #5B8EA4

#5B8EA4 is a medium blue color with the hex code #5B8EA4. In RGB it is red 91, green 142, blue 164; in HSL it is hue 198°, saturation 29%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 45%, 13%, 0%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 3.59:1 on white and 5.85:1 on black.

#5B8EA4 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5B, 8E, A4
CMYK44.51%, 13.41%, 0.00%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal91, 142, 164
HSL198°, 29%, 50%
RGB Octal133, 216, 244
HSV (HSB)198.08°, 44.51%, 64.31%
RGB Binary1011011, 10001110, 10100100
CIE-L*AB56.34, -11.03, -16.97
RGB Percent35.69%, 55.69%, 64.31%
CIE-L*CH56.34, 20.24, 236.96
XYZ20.69, 24.25, 38.71
CIE-L*UV56.34, -23.82, -23.67
xyY0.25, 0.29, 24.25
Hunter-Lab49.24, -11.19, -12.14
RYB35.69%, 47.46%, 64.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5B8EA4 on a dark background: contrast 5.85:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5B8EA4 on a light background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5B8EA4, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5B8EA4 · #96B7C5 · #3A5B69 · #A4715B · #C5A496

Analogous palette

#5BA471 · #5BA496 · #5B8EA4 · #5B69A4 · #715BA4

Triadic palette

#5B8EA4 · #A45B8E · #8EA45B · #96B7C5 · #C596B7

Tetradic palette

#5B8EA4 · #965BA4 · #A4715B · #69A45B · #3A5B69

Monochromatic palette

#243942 · #3F6473 · #5B8EA4 · #8CB0C0 · #BDD2DB

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