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Recognised as Colour

#502D70

  • #502D70
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slateblue

#502D70 is a violet with RGB values 80, 45, 112 and HSL 271°, 43%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slateblue.

Colour values

#502D70#502D70
HEX#502D70
RGBrgb(80, 45, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.3137, 0.1765, 0.4392
RGB percentages31.4%, 17.6%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(271.3, 42.7%, 30.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.3, 59.8%, 43.9%)
CMYK28.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,254,512
CSS custom property--colour: #502D70;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.04752WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness67.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.77:1
Contrast with white10.77:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#393939
Inverted#AFD28F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#133C72no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 22.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#213E6Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#4B3A4Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.77:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.95:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slateblue · ΔE 11.2Midnight blue · ΔE 19.7Rebecca purple · ΔE 20.4Purple · ΔE 29.2Indigo · ΔE 30.2Slate blue · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark slateblue (#483D8B)ΔE 11.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D702D
Analogous#2E2D70, #702D6F
Triadic#70502D, #2D7050
Split complementary#6F702D, #2D702F
Tetradic#702F2D, #4D702D, #2D6F70

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B695D4
Lighter +30%#9D70C6
Lighter +20%#844CB7
Lighter +10%#6A3C94
Darker −10%#361E4C
Darker −20%#1C1027
Darker −30%#020103
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#511984
Less saturated −25%#4F415C

Channel breakdown

R80
G45
B112
Red80 (31.4%)
Green45 (17.6%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue271.34°
Saturation (HSL)42.68%
Lightness30.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 50 · G 2D · B 70

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