HEX Color #501699 (Indigo)

About #501699

The precise color #501699 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Indigo. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 22, 153).

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 48% cyan, 86% magenta, 0% yellow, and 40% black. With a hue angle of 266.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#501699

RGB80, 22, 153

HSL266.6°, 74.9%, 34.3%

CMYK48%, 86%, 0%, 40%

HSV266.6°, 85.6%, 60.0%

LAB25.5, 51.9, -59.3

XYZ9.3, 4.6, 30.5

Decimal5248665

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#501699 #5F9916

Analogous

#161D99 #911699

Triadic

#994F16 #169950

Tetradic

#99161D #5F9916 #169991

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#501699

#632FA4

#7649AF

#8A63BB

#9D7DC6

#B197D1

#C4B1DD

#D8CBE8

#EBE5F3

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#501699

#471388

#3E1177

#350E66

#2C0C55

#230944

#1A0733

#110422

#080211

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.96:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.92:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

10.48:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.63:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #501699; }

.text-color { color: #501699; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #501699; }

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