Recognised as Colour
#501AA4
- #501AA4
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#501AA4 is a violet with RGB values 80, 26, 164 and HSL 263°, 73%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#501AA4#501AA4
HEX#501AA4
RGBrgb(80, 26, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.102, 0.6431
RGB percentages31.4%, 10.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(263.5, 72.6%, 37.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(263.5, 84.1%, 64.3%)
CMYK51.2%, 84.1%, 0%, 35.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,249,700
CSS custom property--colour: #501AA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.05125WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.37:1
Contrast with white10.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2F2F2F
Inverted#AFE55B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.02:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6EA41A
Analogous#1A29A4, #951AA4
Triadic#A4501A, #1AA450
Split complementary#A4951A, #29A41A
Tetradic#A41A29, #6EA41A, #1AA495
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G26
B164
Red80 (31.4%)
Green26 (10.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue263.48°
Saturation (HSL)72.63%
Lightness37.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 1A · B A4
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