What color is #50324D?

#50324D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50324D?

The RGB value is 80, 50, 77: 80 red, 50 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50324D?

The complementary color is #325035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50324D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50324D color

#50324D rgb(80, 50, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50324D is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 19.6% green and 30.2% blue (80, 50, 77).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 23% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.03:1).

#50324D color codes

HEX	`#50324D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 50, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 19.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 23%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 38%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.33, 18.57, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.33, 21.61, 329.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.788, 4.523, 7.588)`
Decimal	`5255757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50324D, 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 #50324D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50324D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #50324D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50324d; }
.text { color: #50324d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50324d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 50 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50324d, #50323e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50324D?: #50324D is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50324D?: The RGB value is 80, 50, 77: 80 red, 50 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50324D?: The complementary color is #325035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50324D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.