Information about #5F15B4 color

#5F15B4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F15B4 falls into the Violet Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(95, 21, 180) — 37.3% red, 8.2% green, 70.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 33 / 62 / 0 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored blue-purple violet, #5F15B4 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from DFIN (#640CB6). Slightly further away sit Violet Crystalline Fox (#6004A8) and Strong Purple (#6900A8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(95, 21, 180)), which gives #5F15B4 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5F15B4 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5F15B4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5F15B4 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F15B4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

DFIN color link
DFIN

#640CB6

Dissapurple color link
Dissapurple

#4F1E9E

Yahoo Purple color link
Yahoo Purple

#720E9E

Grape color link
Grape

#6F2DA8

Hurghada color link
Hurghada

#7911A2

Blue Purple color link
Blue Purple

#5729CE

RRAGZ color link
RRAGZ

#460C9D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F15B4
  • RGB95, 21, 180
  • CMYK33, 62, 0, 29
  • CSSrgb(95, 21, 180)
  • HSL268°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise267.925°, 79.104%, 39.412%
  • HSV268°, 88%, 71%
  • HSB268°, 88%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.082, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.082, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.082, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F15B4
  • DECIMAL ID6231476
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01