What color is #502D57?

#502D57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #502D57?

The RGB value is 80, 45, 87: 80 red, 45 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502D57?

The complementary color is #34572D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502D57 color

#502D57 rgb(80, 45, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502D57 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 17.6% green and 34.1% blue (80, 45, 87).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 32% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#502D57 color codes

HEX	`#502D57`
RGB	`rgb(80, 45, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 17.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 32%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 48%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 48%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.55, 23.95, -18.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.55, 30.49, 321.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.967, 4.271, 9.525)`
Decimal	`5254487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502D57, 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 #502D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	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 #502D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502d57; }
.text { color: #502d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 45 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502d57, #572d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502D57?: #502D57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #502D57?: The RGB value is 80, 45, 87: 80 red, 45 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502D57?: The complementary color is #34572D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.85:1 and white text 11.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.