#500057

A very dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #500057

Visually, #500057 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 87 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 8% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500057
RGB80, 0, 87
HSL295.2°, 100.0%, 17.1%
CMYK8%, 100%, 0%, 66%
HSV295.2°, 100.0%, 34.1%
LAB17.4, 43.6, -30.2
XYZ5.0, 2.4, 9.2
Decimal5242967

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

14.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
13.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.26:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #500057; }
.text-color { color: #500057; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #500057; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080