Palettes / Colors / #501BEE

#501BEE — Vivid Purple

#501BEE 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 #501BEE 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.

#501BEE 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 #B9EE1B; it also sits naturally between #1B50EE and #B91BEE. 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 #501BEE

.text { color: #501BEE; }
.background { background-color: #501BEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #501BEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 27, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 86%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #501BEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 27, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #501BEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 27, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #501BEE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9EE1B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #501BEE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #501BEE

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 #501BEE 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 #501BEE 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

← #501BED  ·  #501BEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #501BEE?

#501BEE is Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 80, 27, 238). Its closest standard named color is BlueViolet.

What is the RGB and HSL of #501BEE?

#501BEE is RGB 80, 27, 238 — HSL 255°, 86%, 52% — CMYK 66%, 89%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #501BEE?

Its complement is #B9EE1B; analogous partners are #1B50EE and #B91BEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #501BEE for text?

White text on #501BEE has a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.73:1.