What color is #50455C?

#50455C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50455C?

The RGB value is 80, 69, 92: 80 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50455C?

The complementary color is #515C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50455C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50455C color

#50455C rgb(80, 69, 92)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50455C is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.1% green and 36.1% blue (80, 69, 92).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#50455C color codes

HEX	`#50455C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 69, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 25%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.19, 9.77, -11.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.19, 15.38, 309.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.368, 6.734, 11.035)`
Decimal	`5260636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50455C, 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 #50455C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50455C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #50455C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50455c; }
.text { color: #50455c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50455c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 69 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50455c, #5b455c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50455C?: #50455C is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50455C?: The RGB value is 80, 69, 92: 80 red, 69 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50455C?: The complementary color is #515C45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50455C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.