What color is #501E3F?

#501E3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #501E3F?

The RGB value is 80, 30, 63: 80 red, 30 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #501E3F?

The complementary color is #1E502F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #501E3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#501E3F color

#501E3F rgb(80, 30, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #501E3F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 11.8% green and 24.7% blue (80, 30, 63).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 45% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 21% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.14:1).

#501E3F color codes

HEX	`#501E3F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 30, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 11.8%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 45%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 63%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 21%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.02, 27.88, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.02, 29.52, 340.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.67, 2.993, 5.033)`
Decimal	`5250623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #501E3F, 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 #501E3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#501E3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	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 #501E3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #501e3f; }
.text { color: #501e3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #501e3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 30 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #501e3f, #501e26); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #501E3F?: #501E3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #501E3F?: The RGB value is 80, 30, 63: 80 red, 30 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #501E3F?: The complementary color is #1E502F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #501E3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.6:1 and white text 13.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.