HEX Color #5F2C99 (Rebeccapurple)

About #5F2C99

When working with digital screens, the color #5F2C99 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Rebeccapurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(95, 44, 153).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 38% cyan and 71% 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. 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#5F2C99

RGB95, 44, 153

HSL268.1°, 55.3%, 38.6%

CMYK38%, 71%, 0%, 40%

HSV268.1°, 71.2%, 60.0%

LAB30.7, 45.0, -50.7

XYZ11.4, 6.5, 30.8

Decimal6237337

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F2C99 #65992B

Analogous

#2B2F99 #952B99

Triadic

#995F2B #2B995F

Tetradic

#992B2F #65992B #2B9995

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F2C99

#7043A4

#825AAF

#9472BB

#A689C6

#B7A1D1

#C9B8DD

#DBD0E8

#EDE7F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F2C99

#542788

#492277

#3F1D66

#341855

#2A1344

#1F0E33

#150922

#0A0411

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.10:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.31:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.70:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.96:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F2C99; }

.text-color { color: #5F2C99; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F2C99; }

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