Palettes / Colors / #501BED

#501BED — Vivid Purple

#501BED is a purple color we call Vivid Purple, closest to the named color BlueViolet (#8A2BE2). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: blueviolet (#8A2BE2) — not an exact match. CSS blueviolet gives you #8A2BE2, a different color; use #501BED when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#501BED is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B9ED1D; it also sits naturally between #1D51ED and #B91DED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 11% · Blue 93%

Cyan 66% · Magenta 89% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #501BED

.text { color: #501BED; }
.background { background-color: #501BED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #501BED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 27, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 85%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #501BED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 27, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #501BED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 27, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#501BED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#501BED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #501BED

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Tones of #501BED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9ED1D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #501BED: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #501BED

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #501BED looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #501BED rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #501BED?

#501BED is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 80, 27, 237). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #501BED?

#501BED is RGB 80, 27, 237 — HSL 255°, 85%, 52% — CMYK 66%, 89%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #501BED?

Its complement is #B9ED1D; analogous partners are #1D51ED and #B91DED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #501BED for text?

White text on #501BED has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.72:1.