#500F57

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #500F57

When working with digital screens, the color #500F57 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 15 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 8% cyan, 83% magenta, 0% yellow, and 66% black. The HSL representation is 294.2° hue, 70.6% saturation, and 20.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500F57
RGB80, 15, 87
HSL294.2°, 70.6%, 20.0%
CMYK8%, 83%, 0%, 66%
HSV294.2°, 82.8%, 34.1%
LAB19.0, 39.2, -27.7
XYZ5.2, 2.7, 9.3
Decimal5246807

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.55:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
12.97:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.32:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #500F57; }
.text-color { color: #500F57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #500F57; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
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