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#5F2CCE Color

#5F2CCE is rgb(95, 44, 206) in RGB, hsl(259, 65%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 79%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F2CCE
HEX#5F2CCE
RGBrgb(95, 44, 206)
HSLhsl(259, 65%, 49%)
HSVhsv(259, 79%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 79%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(47% 0.227 288.7)
LABlab(34.18% 51.37 -76.26)
LCHlch(34.18% 91.95 303.97)

What #5F2CCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5F2CCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 9.22Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 11.68Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 13.6Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 14.63Neon Blue#1B03A3ΔE 16.42French Violet#8806CEΔE 16.62

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#5F2CCE Channel Values

How #5F2CCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 95 · G 44 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 259° · S 65% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 259° · S 79% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 79% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.67:1 vs white · 2.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F2CCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F2CCE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F2CCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F2CCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F2CCE
Complementary
#9BCE2C
Analogous
#2C4ACE
Analogous
#B02CCE
Triadic
#CE5F2C
Triadic
#2CCE5F
Split comp.
#CEB02C
Split comp.
#4ACE2C

Tints & Shades of #5F2CCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7446D8
#8A63DE
#A081E4
#B69EEA
#CCBCF1
#E3D9F7

Shades

#5426B5
#462097
#3A1B7E
#2D1561
#210F48
#13092A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F2CCE.

How #5F2CCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5F2CCE
Protanopia#3939CE
Protanomaly#4B34CE
Deuteranopia#4242CE
Deuteranomaly#4F3ACE
Tritanopia#385959
Tritanomaly#4A4B96
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #5F2CCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5f2cce: #5F2CCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F2CCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f2cce': '#5F2CCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.173, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_5f2cce">#5F2CCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F2CCE"

More Purple Colors

#5F2CCE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#5F2CCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F2CCE?

#5F2CCE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(95, 44, 206) in RGB and hsl(259, 65%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Iridescent Indigo (#3C32CD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.22.

What is the RGB value of #5F2CCE?

#5F2CCE is rgb(95, 44, 206) — red 95, green 44, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F2CCE?

#5F2CCE converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 79%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F2CCE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F2CCE scores 7.67:1 against white and 2.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F2CCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F2CCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 13.6, which is visibly different.

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