What color is #50274C?

#50274C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50274C?

The RGB value is 80, 39, 76: 80 red, 39 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50274C?

The complementary color is #27502B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50274C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50274C color

#50274C rgb(80, 39, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50274C is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 15.3% green and 29.8% blue (80, 39, 76).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 34% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#50274C color codes

HEX	`#50274C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 39, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 15.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 34%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 51%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.58, 25.19, -14.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.58, 29.12, 329.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.338, 3.679, 7.265)`
Decimal	`5252940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50274C, 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 #50274C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50274C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #50274C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50274c; }
.text { color: #50274c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50274c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 39 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50274c, #502737); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #50274C?: #50274C is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50274C?: The RGB value is 80, 39, 76: 80 red, 39 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50274C?: The complementary color is #27502B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50274C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.