Close to Zaffre
#5F00A7
#5F00A7 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 37.3% red, 0% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5F00A7.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.04:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.27:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.04:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5F00A7 as they’d see it.
#5F00A7 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5F00A7
What color is #5F00A7?
#5F00A7 is a dark, vivid purple, close to the color Zaffre. In RGB it’s made of 37.3% red, 0% green, and 65.5% blue. Its hue is 274°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5F00A7 in RGB?
#5F00A7 is rgb(95, 0, 167): 95 red, 0 green, and 167 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5F00A7 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(43, 100, 0, 35). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5F00A7?
PANTONE Violet C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5F00A7?
Its complement #1C4B00 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.