All About Color #5E8EA6

#5E8EA6

About #5E8EA6

#5E8EA6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #5E8EA6. In RGB it is red 94, green 142, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 200°, saturation 29%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 43%, 14%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.56:1 on white and 5.90:1 on black.

#5E8EA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet5E, 8E, A6
CMYK43.37%, 14.46%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal94, 142, 166
HSL200°, 29%, 51%
RGB Octal136, 216, 246
HSV (HSB)200.00°, 43.37%, 65.10%
RGB Binary1011110, 10001110, 10100110
CIE-L*AB56.56, -9.68, -17.75
RGB Percent36.86%, 55.69%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH56.56, 20.22, 241.39
XYZ21.17, 24.48, 39.69
CIE-L*UV56.56, -22.74, -25.10
xyY0.25, 0.29, 24.48
Hunter-Lab49.48, -10.20, -12.92
RYB36.86%, 48.16%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#5E8EA6 on a dark background: contrast 5.90:1, passes WCAG AA.
#5E8EA6 on a light background: contrast 3.56:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #5E8EA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

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Complementary palette

#5E8EA6 · #99B8C7 · #3C5C6D · #A6765E · #C7A899

Analogous palette

#5EA676 · #5EA69A · #5E8EA6 · #5E6AA6 · #765EA6

Triadic palette

#5E8EA6 · #A65E8E · #8EA65E · #99B8C7 · #C799B8

Tetradic palette

#5E8EA6 · #9A5EA6 · #A6765E · #6AA65E · #3C5C6D

Monochromatic palette

#263B45 · #416576 · #5E8EA6 · #8FB1C1 · #C0D3DD

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