HEX Color #5724BD (Blueviolet)

About #5724BD

The hex code #5724BD represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Its closest recognized web color is Blueviolet. In the RGB color space, it consists of 87 red, 36 green, and 189 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 54% cyan, 81% magenta, 0% yellow, and 26% black. The HSL representation is 260.0° hue, 68.0% saturation, and 44.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5724BD

RGB87, 36, 189

HSL260.0°, 68.0%, 44.1%

CMYK54%, 81%, 0%, 26%

HSV260.0°, 81.0%, 74.1%

LAB31.7, 56.8, -70.7

XYZ13.7, 7.0, 48.8

Decimal5711037

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5724BD #89BD23

Analogous

#233DBD #A323BD

Triadic

#BD5623 #23BD57

Tetradic

#BD233D #89BD23 #23BDA3

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5724BD

#693CC4

#7C54CB

#8F6DD3

#A185DA

#B49DE1

#C7B6E9

#D9CEF0

#ECE6F7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5724BD

#4D20A8

#431C93

#3A187E

#301469

#261054

#1D0C3F

#13082A

#090415

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.78:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.39:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.03:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5724BD; }

.text-color { color: #5724BD; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5724BD; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2