#500050

A very dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #500050

Visually, #500050 is defined as a vivid magenta. Its closest recognized web color is Purple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 0 green, and 80 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 69% K. With a hue angle of 300.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500050
RGB80, 0, 80
HSL300.0°, 100.0%, 15.7%
CMYK0%, 100%, 0%, 69%
HSV300.0°, 100.0%, 31.4%
LAB16.9, 42.4, -26.2
XYZ4.8, 2.3, 7.8
Decimal5242960

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.46:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
13.78:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.24:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #500050; }
.text-color { color: #500050; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #500050; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080