What color is #502140?

#502140 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 #502140?

The RGB value is 80, 33, 64: 80 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502140?

The complementary color is #215031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502140?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502140 color

#502140 rgb(80, 33, 64)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502140 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 12.9% green and 25.1% blue (80, 33, 64).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 42% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 20% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.86:1).

#502140 color codes

HEX	`#502140`
RGB	`rgb(80, 33, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 12.9%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 42%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 59%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 20%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.69, 26.39, -9.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.69, 28, 340.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.778, 3.164, 5.209)`
Decimal	`5251392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502140, 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 #502140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502140 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	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 #502140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502140; }
.text { color: #502140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 33 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502140, #502129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #502140?: #502140 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 #502140?: The RGB value is 80, 33, 64: 80 red, 33 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502140?: The complementary color is #215031, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502140?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.63:1 and white text 12.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.