HEX Color #5F4992 (Darkslateblue)

About #5F4992

The precise color #5F4992 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 73, and 146.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 35% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 43% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium 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#5F4992

RGB95, 73, 146

HSL258.1°, 33.3%, 42.9%

CMYK35%, 50%, 0%, 43%

HSV258.1°, 50.0%, 57.3%

LAB36.5, 26.5, -37.2

XYZ12.3, 9.3, 28.3

Decimal6244754

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#5F4992 #7C9249

Analogous

#495792 #834992

Triadic

#925E49 #49925E

Tetradic

#924957 #7C9249 #499283

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#5F4992

#705D9E

#8271AA

#9485B6

#A699C2

#B7AECE

#C9C2DA

#DBD6E6

#EDEAF2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#5F4992

#544081

#493871

#3F3061

#342851

#2A2040

#1F1830

#151020

#0A0810

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.36:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.85:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.03:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.43:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F4992; }

.text-color { color: #5F4992; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F4992; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B