#5F5066
A dark, muted purple closely aligning with Dimgray.
About #5F5066
Visually, #5F5066 is defined as a muted purple. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 80, and 102.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 7% cyan and 22% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5F5066
RGB95, 80, 102
HSL280.9°, 12.1%, 35.7%
CMYK7%, 22%, 0%, 60%
HSV280.9°, 21.6%, 40.0%
LAB36.2, 10.8, -10.4
XYZ10.0, 9.1, 13.8
Decimal6246502
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5F5066;
}
.text-color {
color: #5F5066;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5F5066;
}