HEX Color #5F2442 (Dimgray)

About #5F2442

Visually, #5F2442 is defined as a moderate magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 36, and 66.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 31% yellow, and 63% black. The HSL representation is 329.5° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 25.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F2442

RGB95, 36, 66

HSL329.5°, 45.0%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 62%, 31%, 63%

HSV329.5°, 62.1%, 37.3%

LAB24.0, 30.5, -5.5

XYZ6.3, 4.1, 5.6

Decimal6235202

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F2442 #235F40

Analogous

#5E235F #5F2324

Triadic

#425F23 #23425F

Tetradic

#5F5E23 #235F40 #23245F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F2442

#703C57

#82546C

#946D81

#A68596

#B79DAB

#C9B6C0

#DBCED5

#EDE6EA

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F2442

#54203A

#491C33

#3F182C

#341424

#2A101D

#1F0C16

#15080E

#0A0407

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.55:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.82:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.04:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.55:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F2442; }

.text-color { color: #5F2442; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F2442; }

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