#5B56AE Color

#5B56AE is rgb(91, 86, 174) in RGB and hsl(243, 35%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#5B56AE

HEX#5B56AE

RGBrgb(91, 86, 174)

HSLhsl(243, 35%, 51%)

HSVhsv(243, 51%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(50.3% 0.136 282.9)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 51%, 0%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #5B56AE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.2:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.39:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #5B56AE based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#5B56AE Complementary#A9AE56 Analogous#567EAE Analogous#8656AE Triadic#AE5B56 Triadic#56AE5B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #5B56AE, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#726EB9 #8683C3 #9E9BCF #B5B3DB #CDCBE6 #E1E0F0

Shades

#4D4997 #423F83 #36336B #2A2853 #1E1C3B #131226

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