#5F0FA8

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.

About #5F0FA8

Visually, #5F0FA8 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, 15, and 168.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 43% Cyan, 91% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 271.4° hue, 83.6% saturation, and 35.9% 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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F0FA8
RGB95, 15, 168
HSL271.4°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK43%, 91%, 0%, 34%
HSV271.4°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB28.4, 59.2, -63.7
XYZ12.0, 5.6, 37.5
Decimal6229928

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.90:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F0FA8; }
.text-color { color: #5F0FA8; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F0FA8; }

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