#502c8f

Color #502c8f

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 6.28 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#502c8f

RGB

rgb(80, 44, 143)

HSL

hsl(261.8, 52.9%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.8, 69.2%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.1%, 69.2%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(28.09, 39.26, -48.95)

LCH

lch(28.09, 62.75, 308.73)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.1545, 295.09)

HWB

hwb(261.8, 17.3%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b8f2c

Analogous

#2c3a8f

#502c8f

#822c8f

Triadic

#502c8f

#8f502c

#2c8f50

Split-complementary

#502c8f

#8f822c

#3a8f2c

Tetradic

#502c8f

#8f2c6b

#6b8f2c

#2c8f50

Square

#502c8f

#8f2c3a

#6b8f2c

#2c8f82

Shades

Color #502c8f mixed toward black.

#432577

#351d5f

#281648

#1b0f30

#0d0718

Tints

Color #502c8f mixed toward white.

#6739b8

#845acc

#a384d9

#c1ade6

#e0d6f2

Tones

Color #502c8f mixed toward gray.

#523487

#553d7f

#574576

#594d6e

#5b5566

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434380 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#45477c · ΔE 10.8

Tritanopia

#4f716e · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #502c8f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#502c8f]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#502c8f (#502c8f) is rgb(80, 44, 143) in RGB.

No, #502c8f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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