#5F5FE9

A light, vivid blue closely aligning with Mediumslateblue.

About #5F5FE9

When working with digital screens, the color #5F5FE9 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 95, 95, and 233.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 59% C, 59% M, 0% Y, and 9% K. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 75.8% saturation, and 64.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5F5FE9
RGB95, 95, 233
HSL240.0°, 75.8%, 64.3%
CMYK59%, 59%, 0%, 9%
HSV240.0°, 59.2%, 91.4%
LAB47.6, 39.7, -70.0
XYZ23.5, 16.5, 79.0
Decimal6250473

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.30:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.67:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.66:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5F5FE9; }
.text-color { color: #5F5FE9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5F5FE9; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue
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