#5016A0
A dark, vivid purple closely aligning with Indigo.
About #5016A0
The hex code #5016A0 represents a beautifully specific shade of purple. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indigo. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 22 parts green, and 160 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 50% Cyan, 86% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 37% Black. The HSL representation is 265.2° hue, 75.8% saturation, and 35.7% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#5016A0
RGB80, 22, 160
HSL265.2°, 75.8%, 35.7%
CMYK50%, 86%, 0%, 37%
HSV265.2°, 86.2%, 62.7%
LAB26.2, 53.6, -62.5
XYZ9.9, 4.8, 33.7
Decimal5248672
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
10.70:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.96:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
10.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.67:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #5016A0;
}
.text-color {
color: #5016A0;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #5016A0;
}