What color is #500D83?

#500D83 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo Static. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #500D83?

The RGB value is 80, 13, 131: 80 red, 13 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #500D83?

The complementary color is #40830D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #500D83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#500D83 color

#500D83 rgb(80, 13, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #500D83 is a dark, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 5.1% green and 51.4% blue (80, 13, 131).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 82% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 90% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indigo Static (#4B0183), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#500D83 color codes

HEX	`#500D83`
RGB	`rgb(80, 13, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 5.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 82%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 90%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 90%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.42, 49.33, -50.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.42, 70.75, 314.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.548, 3.632, 21.772)`
Decimal	`5246339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #500D83, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #500D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#500D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #500D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #500d83; }
.text { color: #500d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #500d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 13 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #500d83, #830d7b); }

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Questions

What color is #500D83?: #500D83 is a dark, vivid violet, closest to the named color Indigo Static. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #500D83?: The RGB value is 80, 13, 131: 80 red, 13 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #500D83?: The complementary color is #40830D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #500D83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.