#50245F

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #50245F

When working with digital screens, the color #50245F is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 36, and 95.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 16% Cyan, 62% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 63% Black. This makes it a relatively dark color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50245F
RGB80, 36, 95
HSL284.7°, 45.0%, 25.7%
CMYK16%, 62%, 0%, 63%
HSV284.7°, 62.1%, 37.3%
LAB23.0, 31.1, -26.6
XYZ6.0, 3.8, 11.2
Decimal5252191

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.76:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.50:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50245F; }
.text-color { color: #50245F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50245F; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B