What color is #502F57?

#502F57 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 #502F57?

The RGB value is 80, 47, 87: 80 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #502F57?

The complementary color is #36572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #502F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#502F57 color

#502F57 rgb(80, 47, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #502F57 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 18.4% green and 34.1% blue (80, 47, 87).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.14:1).

#502F57 color codes

HEX	`#502F57`
RGB	`rgb(80, 47, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 18.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 46%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 46%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.04, 22.71, -18.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.04, 29.05, 321.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.045, 4.427, 9.551)`
Decimal	`5254999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #502F57, 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 #502F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#502F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	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 #502F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #502f57; }
.text { color: #502f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #502f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 47 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #502f57, #572f4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #502F57?: #502F57 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 #502F57?: The RGB value is 80, 47, 87: 80 red, 47 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #502F57?: The complementary color is #36572F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #502F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.89:1 and white text 11.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.