HEX Color #5F1642 (Darkslateblue)

About #5F1642

The hex code #5F1642 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 22 green, and 66 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 77% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 323.8° hue, 62.4% saturation, and 22.9% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F1642

RGB95, 22, 66

HSL323.8°, 62.4%, 22.9%

CMYK0%, 77%, 31%, 63%

HSV323.8°, 76.8%, 37.3%

LAB21.6, 37.0, -9.1

XYZ6.0, 3.4, 5.5

Decimal6231618

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F1642 #155F33

Analogous

#57155F #5F151D

Triadic

#415F15 #15415F

Tetradic

#5F5715 #155F33 #151D5F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F1642

#702F57

#82496C

#946381

#A67D96

#B797AB

#C9B1C0

#DBCBD5

#EDE5EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F1642

#54133A

#491133

#3F0E2C

#340C24

#2A091D

#1F0716

#15040E

#0A0207

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.50:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.68:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.95:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.43:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F1642; }

.text-color { color: #5F1642; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F1642; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B