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#501595

#501595 ≈ Indigo

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#501595 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 8.24% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.31% cyan, 85.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 267.66°, with 75.29% saturation and 33.33% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Indigo (#4b0082), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0441

Complementary

  1. #501595
  2. #5a9515

Split complementary

  1. #501595
  2. #959015
  3. #1a9515

Analogous

  1. #151a95
  2. #501595
  3. #901595

Triadic

  1. #501595
  2. #955015
  3. #159550

Tetradic

  1. #501595
  2. #95155a
  3. #5a9515
  4. #159550

Square

  1. #501595
  2. #95151a
  3. #5a9515
  4. #159590

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0312
  2. #2c0c52
  3. #501595
  4. #741ed8
  5. #9c5be8

Shades

#501595 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #501595
  2. #481386
  3. #401177
  4. #380f68
  5. #300d59
  6. #280b4b
  7. #20083c
  8. #18062d
  9. #10041e
  10. #08020f
  11. #000000

Tints

#501595 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #501595
  2. #622ca0
  3. #7344aa
  4. #855bb5
  5. #9673bf
  6. #a88aca
  7. #b9a1d5
  8. #cbb9df
  9. #dcd0ea
  10. #eee8f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#501595 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #501595
  2. #552093
  3. #5a2a91
  4. #5e358f
  5. #63408d
  6. #684b8b
  7. #6d5588
  8. #726086
  9. #766b84
  10. #7b7582
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44306b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003c98 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003a93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d3c58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #143097 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #1d2f94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #453075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-501595 {
  color: #501595;
}
Background
.bg-501595 {
  background-color: #501595;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-501595 {
  border: 2px solid #501595;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #501595;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 21 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 268 75% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-501595 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #501595, #901595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-501595 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 21 149 / 0.35);
}

#4b0082 Indigo ΔE 3.77 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 5.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.89 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.48 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.36 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.52 #afea6a Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Indigo
#501595  rgb(80, 21, 149)  hsl(268, 75%, 33%)  Indigo
#5a9515  rgb(90, 149, 21)  hsl(88, 75%, 33%)  Olive Drab
#955015  rgb(149, 80, 21)  hsl(28, 75%, 33%)  Saddle Brown
#159550  rgb(21, 149, 80)  hsl(148, 75%, 33%)  Shamrock Green