#501D6D

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #501D6D

When working with digital screens, the color #501D6D is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Rebeccapurple. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 29, and 109.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 73% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 278.2° hue, 58.0% saturation, and 27.1% lightness.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#501D6D
RGB80, 29, 109
HSL278.2°, 58.0%, 27.1%
CMYK27%, 73%, 0%, 57%
HSV278.2°, 73.4%, 42.7%
LAB22.6, 38.1, -36.3
XYZ6.5, 3.7, 14.8
Decimal5250413

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

12.09:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.55:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.48:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #501D6D; }
.text-color { color: #501D6D; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #501D6D; }

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