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#5F3FCA Color

#5F3FCA is rgb(95, 63, 202) in RGB, hsl(254, 57%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 69%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5F3FCA
HEX#5F3FCA
RGBrgb(95, 63, 202)
HSLhsl(254, 57%, 52%)
HSVhsv(254, 69%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 69%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(48.9% 0.203 286.9)
LABlab(37.28% 41.35 -68.86)
LCHlch(37.28% 80.32 300.99)

What #5F3FCA 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 #5F3FCA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 7.15Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.64Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 12.33Persian Blue#1C39BBΔE 13.6Lavender Indigo#9457EBΔE 14.68Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 15.38

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

#5F3FCA Channel Values

How #5F3FCA 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 63 · B 2028-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 57% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 69% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 69% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.88:1 vs white · 3.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5F3FCA 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 text6.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5F3FCA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5F3FCA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5F3FCA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5F3FCA
Complementary
#AACA3F
Analogous
#3F64CA
Analogous
#A53FCA
Triadic
#CA5F3F
Triadic
#3FCA5F
Split comp.
#CAA53F
Split comp.
#64CA3F

Tints & Shades of #5F3FCA

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

#775BD2
#8B73D9
#A28FE0
#B6A7E7
#CDC3EF
#E1DBF5

Shades

#5031B4
#432A98
#37227C
#2C1B64
#201448
#140C2C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5F3FCA.

How #5F3FCA 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#5F3FCA
Protanopia#4646CA
Protanomaly#5143CA
Deuteranopia#4B4BCA
Deuteranomaly#5447CA
Tritanopia#3C6060
Tritanomaly#4C5596
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5F3FCA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-5f3fca: #5F3FCA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5F3FCA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5f3fca': '#5F3FCA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.373, green: 0.247, blue: 0.792)
Android XML<color name="color_5f3fca">#5F3FCA</color>
SVG fillfill="#5F3FCA"

More Blue Colors

#5F3FCA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#5F3FCA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5F3FCA?

#5F3FCA is a mid-tone blue — rgb(95, 63, 202) in RGB and hsl(254, 57%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #5F3FCA?

#5F3FCA is rgb(95, 63, 202) — red 95, green 63, and blue 202 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5F3FCA?

#5F3FCA converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 69%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5F3FCA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5F3FCA scores 6.88:1 against white and 3.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5F3FCA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5F3FCA 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 mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 16.07, which is visibly different.

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