#5F497C
A dark, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.
About #5F497C
When working with digital screens, the color #5F497C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 73 parts green, and 124 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 23% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow, and 51% 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. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.