HEX Color #5F2457 (Darkslateblue)

About #5F2457

The precise color #5F2457 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 36 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 62% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F2457

RGB95, 36, 87

HSL308.1°, 45.0%, 25.7%

CMYK0%, 62%, 8%, 63%

HSV308.1°, 62.1%, 37.3%

LAB24.9, 34.0, -18.2

XYZ7.1, 4.4, 9.5

Decimal6235223

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F2457 #235F2B

Analogous

#49235F #5F2339

Triadic

#575F23 #23575F

Tetradic

#5F4923 #235F2B #23395F

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F2457

#703C69

#82547C

#946D8F

#A685A1

#B79DB4

#C9B6C7

#DBCED9

#EDE6EC

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F2457

#54204D

#491C43

#3F183A

#341430

#2A1026

#1F0C1D

#150813

#0A0409

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.19:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.88:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.70:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.60:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F2457; }

.text-color { color: #5F2457; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F2457; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B