#500757

A very dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Purple.

About #500757

The precise color #500757 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Purple. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 7 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 8% Cyan, 92% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 66% Black. With a hue angle of 294.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500757
RGB80, 7, 87
HSL294.8°, 85.1%, 18.4%
CMYK8%, 92%, 0%, 66%
HSV294.8°, 92.0%, 34.1%
LAB18.1, 41.6, -29.1
XYZ5.1, 2.5, 9.2
Decimal5244759

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.92:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.51:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
13.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.28:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #500757; }
.text-color { color: #500757; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #500757; }

Similar Colors

Purple
#800080