HEX Color #5F16C5 (Blueviolet)

About #5F16C5

When working with digital screens, the color #5F16C5 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 22, 197).

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 89% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F16C5

RGB95, 22, 197

HSL265.0°, 79.9%, 42.9%

CMYK52%, 89%, 0%, 23%

HSV265.0°, 88.8%, 77.3%

LAB31.9, 64.3, -75.1

XYZ15.1, 7.0, 53.4

Decimal6231749

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F16C5 #7CC416

Analogous

#1624C4 #B616C4

Triadic

#C45E16 #16C45E

Tetradic

#C41624 #7CC416 #16C4B6

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F16C5

#702FCB

#8249D1

#9463D8

#A67DDE

#B797E5

#C9B1EB

#DBCBF2

#EDE5F8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F16C5

#5413AF

#491199

#3F0E83

#340C6D

#2A0957

#1F0741

#15042B

#0A0215

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.72:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.41:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.05:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F16C5; }

.text-color { color: #5F16C5; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F16C5; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet

#8A2BE2