#5F0799

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #5F0799

Visually, #5F0799 is defined as a vivid purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indigo. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 7, and 153.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. The color uses 38% Cyan, 95% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 276.2° hue, 91.2% saturation, and 31.4% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F0799
RGB95, 7, 153
HSL276.2°, 91.2%, 31.4%
CMYK38%, 95%, 0%, 40%
HSV276.2°, 95.4%, 60.0%
LAB26.4, 57.5, -57.8
XYZ10.5, 4.9, 30.5
Decimal6227865

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.62:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.98:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.15:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.68:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F0799; }
.text-color { color: #5F0799; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F0799; }

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