#502C8A

A dark, moderate purple closely aligning with Rebeccapurple.

About #502C8A

When working with digital screens, the color #502C8A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Rebeccapurple. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 44, 138).

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 42% cyan and 68% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 263.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the purple spectrum.

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#502C8A
RGB80, 44, 138
HSL263.0°, 51.6%, 35.7%
CMYK42%, 68%, 0%, 46%
HSV263.0°, 68.1%, 54.1%
LAB27.7, 37.9, -46.5
XYZ8.8, 5.3, 24.6
Decimal5254282

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.07:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
9.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.76:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #502C8A; }
.text-color { color: #502C8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #502C8A; }

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