What color is #502D53?

#502D53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #502D53?

The RGB value is 80, 45, 83: 80 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502D53?

The complementary color is #30532D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502D53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502D53 color

#502D53 rgb(80, 45, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502D53 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 17.6% green and 32.5% blue (80, 45, 83).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 30% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#502D53 color codes

HEX	`#502D53`
RGB	`rgb(80, 45, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 17.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 30%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 46%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.34, 23.04, -16.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.34, 28.36, 324.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.808, 4.207, 8.688)`
Decimal	`5254483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502D53, 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 #502D53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502D53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #502D53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502d53; }
.text { color: #502d53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502d53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 45 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502d53, #532d43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502D53?: #502D53 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #502D53?: The RGB value is 80, 45, 83: 80 red, 45 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502D53?: The complementary color is #30532D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502D53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.