#502f97

Color #502f97

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 6.59 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#502f97

RGB

rgb(80, 47, 151)

HSL

hsl(259, 52.5%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259, 68.9%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(47%, 68.9%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(29.34, 39.88, -51.82)

LCH

lch(29.34, 65.39, 307.58)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.1605, 292.38)

HWB

hwb(259, 18.4%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#76972f

Analogous

#2f4297

#502f97

#842f97

Triadic

#502f97

#97502f

#2f9750

Split-complementary

#502f97

#97842f

#42972f

Tetradic

#502f97

#972f76

#76972f

#2f9750

Square

#502f97

#972f42

#76972f

#2f9784

Shades

Color #502f97 mixed toward black.

#43277e

#351f65

#28174b

#1b1032

#0d0819

Tints

Color #502f97 mixed toward white.

#653bbf

#8360ce

#a288da

#c1b0e6

#e0d7f3

Tones

Color #502f97 mixed toward gray.

#53388e

#564086

#59497d

#5d5274

#605a6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444487 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#464883 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#4f7874 · ΔE 33.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 26.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #502f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#502f97]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#502f97 (#502f97) is rgb(80, 47, 151) in RGB.

No, #502f97 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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