What color is #502E5A?

#502E5A 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 #502E5A?

The RGB value is 80, 46, 90: 80 red, 46 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502E5A?

The complementary color is #385A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502E5A color

#502E5A rgb(80, 46, 90)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502E5A is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 18% green and 35.3% blue (80, 46, 90).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#502E5A color codes

HEX	`#502E5A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 46, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 18%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 49%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 49%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.95, 24.03, -20.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.95, 31.41, 319.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.13, 4.398, 10.197)`
Decimal	`5254746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502E5A, 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 #502E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	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 #502E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502e5a; }
.text { color: #502e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 46 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502e5a, #5a2e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502E5A?: #502E5A 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 #502E5A?: The RGB value is 80, 46, 90: 80 red, 46 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502E5A?: The complementary color is #385A2E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.