What color is #502B68?

#502B68 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #502B68?

The RGB value is 80, 43, 104: 80 red, 43 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502B68?

The complementary color is #43682B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502B68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502B68 color

#502B68 rgb(80, 43, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502B68 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 16.9% green and 40.8% blue (80, 43, 104).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 41% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 59% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522A6F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#502B68 color codes

HEX	`#502B68`
RGB	`rgb(80, 43, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 16.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 41%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 59%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 59%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.05, 29.29, -29.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.05, 41.35, 315.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.67, 4.433, 13.598)`
Decimal	`5253992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502B68, 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 #502B68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502B68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #502B68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502b68; }
.text { color: #502b68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502b68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 43 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502b68, #682b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502B68?: #502B68 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Purple Seduction. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #502B68?: The RGB value is 80, 43, 104: 80 red, 43 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502B68?: The complementary color is #43682B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502B68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.