What color is #500057?

#500057 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #500057?

The RGB value is 80, 0, 87: 80 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #500057?

The complementary color is #075700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #500057?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#500057 color

#500057 rgb(80, 0, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #500057 is a very dark, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 0% green and 34.1% blue (80, 0, 87).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cloak and Dagger (#550055), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.2:1).

#500057 color codes

HEX	`#500057`
RGB	`rgb(80, 0, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 0%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 100%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 100%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(17.43, 43.6, -30.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(17.43, 53.01, 325.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.028, 2.394, 9.212)`
Decimal	`5242967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #500057, 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 #500057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#500057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	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 #500057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #500057; }
.text { color: #500057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #500057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 0 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #500057, #570032); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Indigo.

Questions

What color is #500057?: #500057 is a very dark, vivid magenta, closest to the named color Cloak and Dagger. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #500057?: The RGB value is 80, 0, 87: 80 red, 0 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #500057?: The complementary color is #075700, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #500057?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.48:1 and white text 14.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.