HEX Color #50246D (Darkslateblue)

About #50246D

The precise color #50246D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 36 parts green, and 109 parts blue light.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 27% cyan and 67% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50246D

RGB80, 36, 109

HSL276.2°, 50.3%, 28.4%

CMYK27%, 67%, 0%, 57%

HSV276.2°, 67.0%, 42.7%

LAB23.9, 34.5, -34.3

XYZ6.7, 4.1, 14.9

Decimal5252205

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#50246D #406D24

Analogous

#2B246D #6D2465

Triadic

#6D4F24 #246D50

Tetradic

#6D2B24 #406D24 #24656D

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#50246D

#633C7D

#76548D

#8A6D9D

#9D85AD

#B19DBE

#C4B6CE

#D8CEDE

#EBE6EE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#50246D

#472060

#3E1C54

#351848

#2C143C

#231030

#1A0C24

#110818

#08040C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.57:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

1.81:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

11.06:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.54:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50246D; }

.text-color { color: #50246D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #50246D; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue

#483D8B