#5738ac Color Information

#5738ac Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #5738ac. In RGB, it consists of 34.1% Red, 22.0% Green, and 67.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 49.4% Cyan, 67.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 256.0°, with saturation of 50.9% and lightness of 44.7%. The decimal value for #5738ac is 5716140, and its nearest "web safe" color is #663399. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5738ac is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5738ac Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color87, 56, 172 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color34.1%, 22.0%, 67.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.659, 0.780, 0.325 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.494, 0.674, 0, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color256.0°, 50.9%, 44.7% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color256.0°, 67.4%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.791, 7.833, 39.867 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color87, 56, 172 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5716140 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color33.633, 42.293, -57.507 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)33.633, 71.385, 306.332 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color33.633, 3.020, -81.421 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color27.988, 32.600, -64.865 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.211, 0.129, 7.833 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4283906220 / 0xff5738ac Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#663399 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #5738ac

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5738ac, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #5738ac, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0716 to #4c3197.

Tints of #5738ac

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5738ac, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, and its lightness is 44.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #5738ac, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6c51b6 to #eae6f5.

Tones of #5738ac

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5738ac, its pure hue is 256.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 50.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #5738ac, which range from #727272 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3d00e4 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5738ac

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5738ac! For #5738ac, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #5738ac. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5738ac

This color, #5738ac, consists of 34.1% Red, 22.0% Green, and 67.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 87, Green = 56, Blue = 172. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5738ac is 49.4% Cyan, 67.4% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R34.1%
C49.4%
G22.0%
M67.4%
B67.5%
Y0.0%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 87 56 172
Octal 127 70 254
Hexa #57 #38 #ac
Binary 01010111 00111000 10101100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 49 67 0 32
Octal 61 103 0 40
Hexa #31 #43 #00 #20
Binary 00110001 01000011 00000000 00100000

Analogous Colors of #5738ac

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5738ac — which has hue 256.0° — its analogous colors are located at 226.0° and 286.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5738ac.

Triadic Colors of #5738ac

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #5738ac — which has hue 256.0° — its triadic colors are located at 16.0° and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5738ac.

Complementary Color of #5738ac

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5738ac — which has hue 256.0° — its complementary color is located at 76.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5738ac.

Split Complementary Colors of #5738ac

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #5738ac — which has hue 256.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 46.0° and 256.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5738ac.

Tetradic Colors of #5738ac

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #5738ac — which has hue 256.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 166.0°, 256.0°, 346.0°, and 76.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5738ac.

Monochromatic Colors of #5738ac

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5738ac, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #322a48 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8e6cea (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5738ac

We want to make getting started with #5738ac on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5738ac into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5738ac can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #5738ac with other HTML elements.

#5738ac Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5738ac.
<span style="color: #5738ac;">The color of this text is #5738ac.</span>

#5738ac Background Color

The background color for this text is #5738ac.
<div style="background-color: #5738ac; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5738ac.</div>

#5738ac Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5738ac.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5738ac;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5738ac.</span>

#5738ac Border Color

This is a div with border color #5738ac.
<div style="border: #5738ac 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5738ac.</div>

#5738ac Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5738ac on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5738ac; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5738ac on a white background.</div></div>

#5738ac Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5738ac on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5738ac; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5738ac on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5738ac to White

This is a gradient from #5738ac to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5738ac,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5738ac to white.</div>

Gradient from #5738ac to Black

This is a gradient from #5738ac to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5738ac,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5738ac,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5738ac to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5738ac

In addition to using #5738ac on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #5738ac in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5738ac, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 87, Green = 56, Blue = 172). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5738ac in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #5738ac
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(87, 56, 172)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5738ac; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5738ac; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5738ac; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(87, 56, 172);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5738ac")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:87, green:56, blue:172, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:87 green:56 blue:172 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(87f, 56f, 172f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(87, 56, 172);
 

#5738ac Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5738ac the same way. For those with color blindness, #5738ac might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5738ac looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5738ac is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #5738ac looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #5738ac will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5738ac is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 8.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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