Colour
#501F98
- #501F98
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#501F98 is a violet with RGB values 80, 31, 152 and HSL 264°, 66%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#501F98#501F98
HEX#501F98
RGBrgb(80, 31, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1216, 0.5961
RGB percentages31.4%, 12.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(264.3, 66.1%, 35.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(264.3, 79.6%, 59.6%)
CMYK47.4%, 79.6%, 0%, 40.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,250,968
CSS custom property--colour: #501F98;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness71.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.55:1
Contrast with white10.55:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#323232
Inverted#AFE067
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.55:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#67981F
Analogous#1F2B98, #8D1F98
Triadic#98501F, #1F9850
Split complementary#988D1F, #2B981F
Tetradic#981F2A, #67981F, #1F988C
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R80
G31
B152
Red80 (31.4%)
Green31 (12.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue264.3°
Saturation (HSL)66.12%
Lightness35.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 1F · B 98
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