#5F496D

A dark, muted purple closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #5F496D

When working with digital screens, the color #5F496D is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Dimgray. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 73 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 13% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57% Black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F496D
RGB95, 73, 109
HSL276.7°, 19.8%, 35.7%
CMYK13%, 33%, 0%, 57%
HSV276.7°, 33.0%, 42.7%
LAB34.6, 16.8, -17.3
XYZ9.9, 8.3, 15.6
Decimal6244717

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.89:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.26:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F496D; }
.text-color { color: #5F496D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F496D; }

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