#5024B6

A medium, moderate purple closely aligning with Darkblue.

About #5024B6

The precise color #5024B6 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 36 green, and 182 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 56% cyan and 80% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 258.1° hue, 67.0% saturation, and 42.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#5024B6
RGB80, 36, 182
HSL258.1°, 67.0%, 42.7%
CMYK56%, 80%, 0%, 29%
HSV258.1°, 80.2%, 71.4%
LAB30.3, 54.0, -69.0
XYZ12.4, 6.3, 44.8
Decimal5252278

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.26:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.85:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.93:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #5024B6; }
.text-color { color: #5024B6; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #5024B6; }

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