Information about #5856BD color

#5856BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5856BD falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(88, 86, 189) — 34.5% red, 33.7% green, 74.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 40 / 40 / 0 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid blue, #5856BD carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pastel Navy Blue (#5E5CB2). Slightly further away sit Iris (#5A4FCF) and Plump Purple (#5946B2).

In RGB terms — rgb(88, 86, 189) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #5856BD: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for black. No one has named #5856BD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#5856BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5856BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5856BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5856BD
  • RGB88, 86, 189
  • CMYK40, 40, 0, 26
  • CSSrgb(88, 86, 189)
  • HSL241°, 44%, 54%
  • HSL Precise241.165°, 43.83%, 53.922%
  • HSV241°, 54%, 74%
  • HSB241°, 54%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.345, 0.337, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.345, 0.337, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.345, 0.337, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID5856BD
  • DECIMAL ID5789373
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01