#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

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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; }

Similar Colors

Indigo
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