All About Color #5E5EA1

#5E5EA1

About #5E5EA1

#5E5EA1 is a medium blue color with the hex code #5E5EA1. In RGB it is red 94, green 94, blue 161; in HSL it is hue 240°, saturation 26%, lightness 50%; in CMYK it is 42%, 42%, 0%, 37%. Its contrast ratio is 5.85:1 on white and 3.59:1 on black.

#5E5EA1 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5E, 5E, A1
CMYK41.61%, 41.61%, 0.00%, 36.86%
RGB Decimal94, 94, 161
HSL240°, 26%, 50%
RGB Octal136, 136, 241
HSV (HSB)240.00°, 41.61%, 63.14%
RGB Binary1011110, 1011110, 10100001
CIE-L*AB42.70, 17.49, -36.35
RGB Percent36.86%, 36.86%, 63.14%
CIE-L*CH42.70, 40.34, 295.70
XYZ15.05, 12.96, 35.43
CIE-L*UV42.70, -3.95, -54.90
xyY0.24, 0.20, 12.96
Hunter-Lab36.00, 11.64, -33.15
RYB36.86%, 36.86%, 63.14%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5E5EA1 on a dark background: contrast 3.59:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#5E5EA1 on a light background: contrast 5.85:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5E5EA1, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#5E5EA1 · #9898C3 · #3C3C67 · #A1A15E · #C3C398

Analogous palette

#5EA1A1 · #5E7FA1 · #5E5EA1 · #7F5EA1 · #A15EA1

Triadic palette

#5E5EA1 · #A15E5E · #5EA15E · #9898C3 · #C39898

Tetradic palette

#5E5EA1 · #A15E80 · #A1A15E · #5EA180 · #3C3C67

Monochromatic palette

#262640 · #424270 · #5E5EA1 · #8F8FBD · #BFBFD9

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