#501ea7

Color #501ea7

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#501ea7

RGB

rgb(80, 30, 167)

HSL

hsl(261.9, 69.5%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.9, 82%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.1%, 82%, 0%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(27.91, 52.51, -63.9)

LCH

lch(27.91, 82.71, 309.41)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.1971, 291.24)

HWB

hwb(261.9, 11.8%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#75a71e

Analogous

#1e30a7

#501ea7

#941ea7

Triadic

#501ea7

#a7501e

#1ea750

Split-complementary

#501ea7

#a7941e

#30a71e

Tetradic

#501ea7

#a71e75

#75a71e

#1ea750

Square

#501ea7

#a71e30

#75a71e

#1ea794

Shades

Color #501ea7 mixed toward black.

#43198b

#35146f

#280f53

#1b0a38

#0d051c

Tints

Color #501ea7 mixed toward white.

#6526d3

#834edf

#a27ae7

#c1a7ef

#e0d3f7

Tones

Color #501ea7 mixed toward gray.

#53299b

#563590

#594085

#5c4c79

#5f576e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404094 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#42458f · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#4e827e · ΔE 37.5

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 28.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #501ea7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#501ea7]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#501ea7 (#501ea7) is rgb(80, 30, 167) in RGB.

No, #501ea7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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