#5956B3 Color

#5956B3 is rgb(89, 86, 179) in RGB and hsl(242, 38%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5956B3

HEX#5956B3

RGBrgb(89, 86, 179)

HSLhsl(242, 38%, 52%)

HSVhsv(242, 52%, 70%)

OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.143 281.4)

CMYKcmyk(50%, 52%, 0%, 30%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5956B3 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.41:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5956B3 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5956B3 Complementary#B0B356 Analogous#5681B3 Analogous#8856B3 Triadic#B35956 Triadic#56B359

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5956B3, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#716FBE #8684C8 #9E9CD3 #B3B2DC #CBCAE7 #E0DFF1

Shades

#4A479E #3F3C86 #33316D #292858 #1E1C3F #121127

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