What color is #502C62?

#502C62 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #502C62?

The RGB value is 80, 44, 98: 80 red, 44 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502C62?

The complementary color is #3E622C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502C62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502C62 color

#502C62 rgb(80, 44, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502C62 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 17.3% green and 38.4% blue (80, 44, 98).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 38% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Acai (#48295B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#502C62 color codes

HEX	`#502C62`
RGB	`rgb(80, 44, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 17.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 38%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 55%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 55%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.92, 27.19, -25.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.92, 37.28, 316.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.413, 4.389, 12.062)`
Decimal	`5254242`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502C62, 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 #502C62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502C62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #502C62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502c62; }
.text { color: #502c62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502c62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 44 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502c62, #622c59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502C62?: #502C62 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Acai. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #502C62?: The RGB value is 80, 44, 98: 80 red, 44 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502C62?: The complementary color is #3E622C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502C62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.