What color is #50344C?

#50344C 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 #50344C?

The RGB value is 80, 52, 76: 80 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50344C?

The complementary color is #345038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50344C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50344C color

#50344C rgb(80, 52, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50344C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.4% green and 29.8% blue (80, 52, 76).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 5% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#50344C color codes

HEX	`#50344C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 52, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 35%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 5%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 17.08, -9.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 19.61, 330.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.841, 4.683, 7.432)`
Decimal	`5256268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50344C, 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 #50344C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50344C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #50344C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50344c; }
.text { color: #50344c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50344c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 52 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50344c, #50343e); }

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Questions

What color is #50344C?: #50344C 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 #50344C?: The RGB value is 80, 52, 76: 80 red, 52 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50344C?: The complementary color is #345038, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50344C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.