#501b6a

Color #501b6a

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 16.56 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#501b6a

RGB

rgb(80, 27, 106)

HSL

hsl(280.3, 59.4%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280.3, 74.5%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.5%, 74.5%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(22.05, 38.34, -35.29)

LCH

lch(22.05, 52.11, 317.37)

OKLCH

oklch(34.5%, 0.1345, 312.17)

HWB

hwb(280.3, 10.6%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#356a1b

Analogous

#291b6a

#501b6a

#6a1b5d

Triadic

#501b6a

#6a501b

#1b6a50

Split-complementary

#501b6a

#5d6a1b

#1b6a29

Tetradic

#501b6a

#6a1b35

#356a1b

#1b6a50

Square

#501b6a

#6a291b

#356a1b

#1b5d6a

Shades

Color #501b6a mixed toward black.

#431758

#351247

#280e35

#1b0923

#0d0512

Tints

Color #501b6a mixed toward white.

#76289c

#9b37cc

#b469d9

#cd9be5

#e6cdf2

Tones

Color #501b6a mixed toward gray.

#4e2263

#4c285d

#492f56

#473550

#453c49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.31:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f5e · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#42455b · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#4e5350 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 24.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #501b6a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#501b6a]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#501b6a (#501b6a) is rgb(80, 27, 106) in RGB.

No, #501b6a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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