#5042FF

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #5042FF

The hex code #5042FF represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 66 parts green, and 255 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 74% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5042FF
RGB80, 66, 255
HSL244.4°, 100.0%, 62.9%
CMYK69%, 74%, 0%, 0%
HSV244.4°, 74.1%, 100.0%
LAB42.5, 60.8, -90.8
XYZ23.3, 12.8, 95.9
Decimal5260031

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.56:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.63:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.03:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5042FF; }
.text-color { color: #5042FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5042FF; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
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