What color is #504559?

#504559 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504559?

The RGB value is 80, 69, 89: 80 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504559?

The complementary color is #4E5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504559 color

#504559 rgb(80, 69, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #504559 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (80, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#504559 color codes

HEX	`#504559`
RGB	`rgb(80, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 22%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 22%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.07, 9.04, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.07, 13.58, 311.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.239, 6.683, 10.358)`
Decimal	`5260633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504559, 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 #504559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #504559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504559; }
.text { color: #504559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504559, #594558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504559?: #504559 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504559?: The RGB value is 80, 69, 89: 80 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504559?: The complementary color is #4E5945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.