#502C83

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #502C83

At its core, #502C83 is a dark and moderate hue. Its closest recognized web color is Rebeccapurple. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 44 green, and 131 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 39% cyan and 66% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark 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#502C83
RGB80, 44, 131
HSL264.8°, 49.7%, 34.3%
CMYK39%, 66%, 0%, 49%
HSV264.8°, 66.4%, 51.4%
LAB27.1, 35.9, -43.0
XYZ8.3, 5.1, 22.0
Decimal5254275

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.72:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #502C83; }
.text-color { color: #502C83; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #502C83; }

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