#5F507C
A medium, muted purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.
About #5F507C
When working with digital screens, the color #5F507C is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 95 red, 80 green, and 124 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 23% cyan and 35% 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. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5F507C
RGB95, 80, 124
HSL260.5°, 21.6%, 40.0%
CMYK23%, 35%, 0%, 51%
HSV260.5°, 35.5%, 48.6%
LAB37.2, 16.2, -22.7
XYZ11.2, 9.6, 20.3
Decimal6246524
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.18:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.93:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.49:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5F507C;
}
.text-color {
color: #5F507C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5F507C;
}