#501DE2

A medium, vivid purple closely aligning with Mediumblue.

About #501DE2

When working with digital screens, the color #501DE2 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Mediumblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 29, and 226.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 65% cyan and 87% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium 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#501DE2
RGB80, 29, 226
HSL255.5°, 77.3%, 50.0%
CMYK65%, 87%, 0%, 11%
HSV255.5°, 87.2%, 88.6%
LAB34.1, 68.2, -88.3
XYZ17.5, 8.1, 72.6
Decimal5250530

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.03:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.62:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.68:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #501DE2; }
.text-color { color: #501DE2; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #501DE2; }

Similar Colors

Mediumblue
#0000CD