What color is #50335D?

#50335D 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 #50335D?

The RGB value is 80, 51, 93: 80 red, 51 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50335D?

The complementary color is #405D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50335D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50335D color

#50335D rgb(80, 51, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50335D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20% green and 36.5% blue (80, 51, 93).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 29% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#50335D color codes

HEX	`#50335D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 51, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 29%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 45%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 45%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.34, 21.62, -20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.34, 29.46, 317.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.468, 4.864, 10.952)`
Decimal	`5256029`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50335D, 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 #50335D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50335D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #50335D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50335d; }
.text { color: #50335d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50335d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 51 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50335d, #5d3355); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #50335D?: #50335D 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 #50335D?: The RGB value is 80, 51, 93: 80 red, 51 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50335D?: The complementary color is #405D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50335D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.