#500099
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.
About #500099
The precise color #500099 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 0 green, and 153 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 48% C, 100% M, 0% Y, and 40% K. With a hue angle of 271.4 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#500099
RGB80, 0, 153
HSL271.4°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK48%, 100%, 0%, 40%
HSV271.4°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB23.7, 57.3, -62.3
XYZ9.1, 4.0, 30.4
Decimal5243033
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
11.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.80:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.14:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.53:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #500099;
}
.text-color {
color: #500099;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #500099;
}