#5F49F0

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Blueviolet.

About #5F49F0

The hex code #5F49F0 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Blueviolet. Its digital footprint relies on 95 parts red, 73 parts green, and 240 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 60% cyan and 70% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 247.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a light 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#5F49F0
RGB95, 73, 240
HSL247.9°, 84.8%, 61.4%
CMYK60%, 70%, 0%, 6%
HSV247.9°, 69.6%, 94.1%
LAB43.5, 54.4, -80.7
XYZ22.8, 13.5, 83.8
Decimal6244848

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.68:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.70:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.14:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F49F0; }
.text-color { color: #5F49F0; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F49F0; }

Similar Colors

Blueviolet
#8A2BE2