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#5F39DB Color

#5F39DB is rgb(95, 57, 219) in RGB, hsl(254, 69%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(57%, 74%, 0%, 14%) 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 7.8. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F39DB
HEX#5F39DB
RGBrgb(95, 57, 219)
HSLhsl(254, 69%, 54%)
HSVhsv(254, 74%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(57%, 74%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.229 285.2)
LABlab(37.43% 48.40 -78.40)
LCHlch(37.43% 92.13 301.69)

What #5F39DB 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 #5F39DB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 7.8Palatinate Blue#273BE2ΔE 11.53Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.63Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 15.29Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 16.08Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 17.25

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

#5F39DB Channel Values

How #5F39DB 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 57 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 69% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 74% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 57% · M 74% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.79:1 vs white · 3.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F39DB 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 text6.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F39DB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F39DB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F39DB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F39DB
Complementary
#B5DB39
Analogous
#3964DB
Analogous
#AF39DB
Triadic
#DB5F39
Triadic
#39DB5F
Split comp.
#DBAF39
Split comp.
#64DB39

Tints & Shades of #5F39DB

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

#7353DF
#8C71E5
#A18BEA
#B6A5EE
#CBBEF3
#E3DDF9

Shades

#4C25CB
#4020AC
#351A8E
#28146C
#1D0E4E
#12092F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F39DB.

How #5F39DB 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#5F39DB
Protanopia#4141DB
Protanomaly#4F3EDB
Deuteranopia#4848DB
Deuteranomaly#5243DB
Tritanopia#306363
Tritanomaly#4755A1
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #5F39DB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f39db: #5F39DB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F39DB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f39db': '#5F39DB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.224, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_5f39db">#5F39DB</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F39DB"

More Blue Colors

#5F39DB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5F39DB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F39DB?

#5F39DB is a mid-tone blue — rgb(95, 57, 219) in RGB and hsl(254, 69%, 54%) 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 7.8.

What is the RGB value of #5F39DB?

#5F39DB is rgb(95, 57, 219) — red 95, green 57, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F39DB?

#5F39DB converts to approximately cmyk(57%, 74%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F39DB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F39DB scores 6.79:1 against white and 3.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F39DB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F39DB 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 15.29, which is visibly different.

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