Recognised as Colour
#50078D
- #50078D
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#50078D is a violet with RGB values 80, 7, 141 and HSL 273°, 91%, 29%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#50078D#50078D
HEX#50078D
RGBrgb(80, 7, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.0275, 0.5529
RGB percentages31.4%, 2.7%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(272.7, 90.5%, 29%)
HSV / HSBhsv(272.7, 95%, 55.3%)
CMYK43.3%, 95%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,244,813
CSS custom property--colour: #50078D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness64.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 11.96:1
Contrast with white11.96:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#202020
Inverted#AFF872
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text11.96:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#448D07
Analogous#0D078D, #8D0787
Triadic#8D5007, #078D50
Split complementary#878D07, #078D0D
Tetradic#8D0D07, #448D07, #07878D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G7
B141
Red80 (31.4%)
Green7 (2.7%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue272.69°
Saturation (HSL)90.54%
Lightness29.02%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 07 · B 8D
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