#500FAF

A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #500FAF

The hex code #500FAF represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 15 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 54% cyan, 91% magenta, 0% yellow, and 31% black. The HSL representation is 264.4° hue, 84.2% saturation, and 37.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#500FAF
RGB80, 15, 175
HSL264.4°, 84.2%, 37.3%
CMYK54%, 91%, 0%, 31%
HSV264.4°, 91.4%, 68.6%
LAB27.1, 59.3, -70.0
XYZ11.2, 5.1, 41.0
Decimal5246895

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

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

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Darkblue
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