#500799
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.
About #500799
When working with digital screens, the color #500799 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indigo. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 7, and 153.
Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 48% cyan and 95% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#500799
RGB80, 7, 153
HSL270.0°, 91.2%, 31.4%
CMYK48%, 95%, 0%, 40%
HSV270.0°, 95.4%, 60.0%
LAB24.2, 55.8, -61.5
XYZ9.1, 4.2, 30.5
Decimal5244825
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
11.47:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.96:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.56:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #500799;
}
.text-color {
color: #500799;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #500799;
}