#5000FF

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blue.

About #5000FF

When working with digital screens, the color #5000FF is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Blue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 0, and 255.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 69% cyan and 100% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5000FF
RGB80, 0, 255
HSL258.8°, 100.0%, 50.0%
CMYK69%, 100%, 0%, 0%
HSV258.8°, 100.0%, 100.0%
LAB35.8, 80.5, -101.9
XYZ21.4, 8.9, 95.2
Decimal5243135

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.79:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.21:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5000FF; }
.text-color { color: #5000FF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5000FF; }

Similar Colors

Blue
#0000FF