What color is #50334E?

#50334E 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 #50334E?

The RGB value is 80, 51, 78: 80 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50334E?

The complementary color is #335035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50334E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50334E color

#50334E rgb(80, 51, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50334E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20% green and 30.6% blue (80, 51, 78).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 22% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 2% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.91:1).

#50334E color codes

HEX	`#50334E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 51, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 22%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 36%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 2%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.63, 18.15, -11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.63, 21.35, 328.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.867, 4.623, 7.79)`
Decimal	`5256014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50334E, 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 #50334E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50334E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #50334E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50334e; }
.text { color: #50334e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50334e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 51 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50334e, #50333f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50334E?: #50334E 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 #50334E?: The RGB value is 80, 51, 78: 80 red, 51 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50334E?: The complementary color is #335035, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50334E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.