HEX Color #501D33 (Black)

About #501D33

The hex code #501D33 represents a beautifully specific shade of magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Black. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 29 parts green, and 51 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 0% cyan and 64% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 334.1° hue, 46.8% saturation, and 21.4% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#501D33

RGB80, 29, 51

HSL334.1°, 46.8%, 21.4%

CMYK0%, 64%, 36%, 69%

HSV334.1°, 63.8%, 31.4%

LAB19.3, 26.5, -2.4

XYZ4.3, 2.8, 3.4

Decimal5250355

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#501D33 #1C5039

Analogous

#501C4C #50201C

Triadic

#33501C #1C3350

Tetradic

#4C501C #1C5039 #201C50

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#501D33

#633649

#764F60

#8A6877

#9D818D

#B19AA4

#C4B3BB

#D8CCD1

#EBE5E8

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#501D33

#47192D

#3E1627

#351322

#2C101C

#230C16

#1A0911

#11060B

#080305

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

13.42:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.56:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

12.83:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.33:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #501D33; }

.text-color { color: #501D33; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #501D33; }

Similar Colors

Black

#000000