What color is #50426A?

#50426A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50426A?

The RGB value is 80, 66, 106: 80 red, 66 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50426A?

The complementary color is #5C6A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50426A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50426A color

#50426A rgb(80, 66, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50426A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 25.9% green and 41.6% blue (80, 66, 106).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 23% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.02:1).

#50426A color codes

HEX	`#50426A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 66, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 25.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 23%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 38%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.98, 15.32, -21.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.98, 26.1, 305.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.857, 6.642, 14.501)`
Decimal	`5259882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50426A, 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 #50426A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50426A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #50426A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50426a; }
.text { color: #50426a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50426a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 66 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50426a, #64426a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #50426A?: #50426A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50426A?: The RGB value is 80, 66, 106: 80 red, 66 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50426A?: The complementary color is #5C6A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50426A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.