What color is #50368F?

#50368F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50368F?

The RGB value is 80, 54, 143: 80 red, 54 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50368F?

The complementary color is #758F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50368F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50368F color

#50368F rgb(80, 54, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50368F is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 21.2% green and 56.1% blue (80, 54, 143).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 45% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Ruthless Empress (#573894), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#50368F color codes

HEX	`#50368F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 54, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 21.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 45%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 62%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 62%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.22, 33.49, -45.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.22, 56.48, 306.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.584, 6.327, 26.697)`
Decimal	`5256847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50368F, 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 #50368F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50368F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #50368F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50368f; }
.text { color: #50368f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50368f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 54 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50368f, #7d368f); }

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Questions

What color is #50368F?: #50368F is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Ruthless Empress. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50368F?: The RGB value is 80, 54, 143: 80 red, 54 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50368F?: The complementary color is #758F36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50368F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.