#5F0049

A very dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #5F0049

When working with digital screens, the color #5F0049 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Purple. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 0 parts green, and 73 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 313.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 18.6% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F0049
RGB95, 0, 73
HSL313.9°, 100.0%, 18.6%
CMYK0%, 100%, 23%, 63%
HSV313.9°, 100.0%, 37.3%
LAB19.7, 44.4, -16.8
XYZ5.9, 2.9, 6.6
Decimal6225993

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.27:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.58:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.35:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F0049; }
.text-color { color: #5F0049; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F0049; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080