#5a5ebe Color Information

#5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe. In RGB, it consists of 35.3% Red, 36.9% Green, and 74.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 52.6% Cyan, 50.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 237.6°, with saturation of 43.5% and lightness of 54.9%. The decimal value for #5a5ebe is 5922494, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6666cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #5a5ebe is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#5a5ebe Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color90, 94, 190 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color35.3%, 36.9%, 74.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.647, 0.631, 0.255 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.526, 0.505, 0, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color237.6°, 43.5%, 54.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color237.6°, 52.6%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.513, 13.897, 50.474 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color90, 94, 190 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code5922494 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color44.085, 25.536, -51.193 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)44.085, 57.208, 296.511 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color44.085, -6.999, -78.471 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.278, 18.622, -54.183 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.214, 0.170, 13.897 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4284112574 / 0xff5a5ebe Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6666cc Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #5a5ebe

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #5a5ebe, its pure hue is 237.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.5%, and its lightness is 54.9%. 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 #5a5ebe, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0b0c18 to #4f52a6.

Tints of #5a5ebe

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #5a5ebe, its pure hue is 237.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.5%, and its lightness is 54.9%. 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 #5a5ebe, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #6f72c6 to #eaebf7.

Tones of #5a5ebe

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #5a5ebe, its pure hue is 237.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 43.5%, 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 #5a5ebe, which range from #8c8c8c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #1922ff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #5a5ebe

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #5a5ebe! For #5a5ebe, 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, #5a5ebe. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #5a5ebe

This color, #5a5ebe, consists of 35.3% Red, 36.9% Green, and 74.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 90, Green = 94, Blue = 190. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #5a5ebe is 52.6% Cyan, 50.5% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R35.3%
C52.6%
G36.9%
M50.5%
B74.5%
Y0.0%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 90 94 190
Octal 132 136 276
Hexa #5a #5e #be
Binary 01011010 01011110 10111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 52 50 0 25
Octal 64 62 0 31
Hexa #34 #32 #00 #19
Binary 00110100 00110010 00000000 00011001

Analogous Colors of #5a5ebe

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #5a5ebe — which has hue 237.6° — its analogous colors are located at 207.6° and 267.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a5ebe.

Triadic Colors of #5a5ebe

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 #5a5ebe — which has hue 237.6° — its triadic colors are located at 117.6° and 357.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a5ebe.

Complementary Color of #5a5ebe

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #5a5ebe — which has hue 237.6° — its complementary color is located at 57.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a5ebe.

Split Complementary Colors of #5a5ebe

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 #5a5ebe — which has hue 237.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 27.6° and 237.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a5ebe.

Tetradic Colors of #5a5ebe

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 #5a5ebe — which has hue 237.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 147.6°, 237.6°, 327.6°, and 57.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #5a5ebe.

Monochromatic Colors of #5a5ebe

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #5a5ebe, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #414264 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #a0a3eb (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #5a5ebe

We want to make getting started with #5a5ebe on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #5a5ebe into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe with other HTML elements.

#5a5ebe Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #5a5ebe.
<span style="color: #5a5ebe;">The color of this text is #5a5ebe.</span>

#5a5ebe Background Color

The background color for this text is #5a5ebe.
<div style="background-color: #5a5ebe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #5a5ebe.</div>

#5a5ebe Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #5a5ebe.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #5a5ebe;">This color for the shadow of this text is #5a5ebe.</span>

#5a5ebe Border Color

This is a div with border color #5a5ebe.
<div style="border: #5a5ebe 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #5a5ebe.</div>

#5a5ebe Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #5a5ebe on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5a5ebe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5a5ebe on a white background.</div></div>

#5a5ebe Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #5a5ebe on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #5a5ebe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #5a5ebe on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #5a5ebe to White

This is a gradient from #5a5ebe to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5a5ebe,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5a5ebe to white.</div>

Gradient from #5a5ebe to Black

This is a gradient from #5a5ebe to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#5a5ebe,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#5a5ebe,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #5a5ebe to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #5a5ebe

In addition to using #5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #5a5ebe, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 90, Green = 94, Blue = 190). If you need details about the color coordinates of #5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(90, 94, 190)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #5a5ebe; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #5a5ebe; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #5a5ebe; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(90, 94, 190);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#5a5ebe")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:90, green:94, blue:190, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:90 green:94 blue:190 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(90f, 94f, 190f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(90, 94, 190);
 

#5a5ebe Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #5a5ebe the same way. For those with color blindness, #5a5ebe might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #5a5ebe looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe 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 #5a5ebe 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

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #5a5ebe 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 5.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #5a5ebe would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

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WCAG AAA
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