#5F247C

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #5F247C

When working with digital screens, the color #5F247C is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rebeccapurple. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 36 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 71% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#5F247C
RGB95, 36, 124
HSL280.2°, 55.0%, 31.4%
CMYK23%, 71%, 0%, 51%
HSV280.2°, 71.0%, 48.6%
LAB27.2, 41.8, -38.5
XYZ9.0, 5.1, 19.6
Decimal6235260

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.34:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.73:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F247C; }
.text-color { color: #5F247C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F247C; }

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