What color is #502D59?

#502D59 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 #502D59?

The RGB value is 80, 45, 89: 80 red, 45 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502D59?

The complementary color is #36592D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502D59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502D59 color

#502D59 rgb(80, 45, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502D59 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 17.6% green and 34.9% blue (80, 45, 89).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#502D59 color codes

HEX	`#502D59`
RGB	`rgb(80, 45, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 17.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 49%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.65, 24.41, -20.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.65, 31.58, 320.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.05, 4.304, 9.961)`
Decimal	`5254489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502D59, 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 #502D59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502D59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #502D59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502d59; }
.text { color: #502d59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502d59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 45 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502d59, #592d4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502D59?: #502D59 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 #502D59?: The RGB value is 80, 45, 89: 80 red, 45 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502D59?: The complementary color is #36592D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502D59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.