#501877

Color #501877

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#501877

RGB

rgb(80, 24, 119)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 66.4%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 79.8%, 46.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 79.8%, 0%, 53.3%)

LAB

lab(22.62, 42.75, -42.76)

LCH

lch(22.62, 60.46, 314.99)

OKLCH

oklch(35.2%, 0.1518, 306.78)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 9.4%, 53.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f7718

Analogous

#211877

#501877

#77186e

Triadic

#501877

#775018

#187750

Split-complementary

#501877

#6e7718

#187721

Tetradic

#501877

#77183f

#3f7718

#187750

Square

#501877

#772118

#3f7718

#186e77

Shades

Color #501877 mixed toward black.

#431463

#35104f

#280c3b

#1b0828

#0d0414

Tints

Color #501877 mixed toward white.

#7222aa

#9333d6

#ae66e0

#c999ea

#e4ccf5

Tones

Color #501877 mixed toward gray.

#4f206f

#4d2867

#4c305f

#4a3857

#493f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3e69 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#414566 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#4e5d5a · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 25.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #501877;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#501877]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#501877 (#501877) is rgb(80, 24, 119) in RGB.

No, #501877 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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