#500FF8
A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Blue.
About #500FF8
At its core, #500FF8 is a medium and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Blue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 15 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 68% cyan and 94% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 256.7° hue, 94.3% saturation, and 51.6% lightness.
Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. 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#500FF8
RGB80, 15, 248
HSL256.7°, 94.3%, 51.6%
CMYK68%, 94%, 0%, 3%
HSV256.7°, 94.0%, 97.3%
LAB35.6, 76.9, -98.3
XYZ20.4, 8.8, 89.4
Decimal5246968
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.60:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.76:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.26:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.35:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #500FF8;
}
.text-color {
color: #500FF8;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #500FF8;
}