#502b95

Color #502b95

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#502b95

RGB

rgb(80, 43, 149)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 55.2%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 71.1%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 71.1%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(28.39, 41.49, -52.15)

LCH

lch(28.39, 66.64, 308.51)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.1631, 293.72)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 16.9%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70952b

Analogous

#2b3b95

#502b95

#852b95

Triadic

#502b95

#95502b

#2b9550

Split-complementary

#502b95

#95852b

#3b952b

Tetradic

#502b95

#952b70

#70952b

#2b9550

Square

#502b95

#952b3b

#70952b

#2b9585

Shades

Color #502b95 mixed toward black.

#43247c

#351d63

#28154a

#1b0e32

#0d0719

Tints

Color #502b95 mixed toward white.

#6637be

#835acf

#a284db

#c1ade7

#e0d6f3

Tones

Color #502b95 mixed toward gray.

#53348c

#553d83

#58457a

#5b4e72

#5d5769

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434385 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#454780 · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#4f7672 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #502b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#502b95]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#502b95 (#502b95) is rgb(80, 43, 149) in RGB.

No, #502b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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