What color is #50465F?

#50465F 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 #50465F?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 95: 80 red, 70 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50465F?

The complementary color is #555F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50465F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50465F color

#50465F rgb(80, 70, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #50465F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 37.3% blue (80, 70, 95).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.81:1).

#50465F color codes

HEX	`#50465F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 26%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.61, 9.87, -13.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.61, 16.45, 306.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.564, 6.912, 11.76)`
Decimal	`5260895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50465F, 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 #50465F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50465F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #50465F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50465f; }
.text { color: #50465f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50465f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50465f, #5d465f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50465F?: #50465F 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 #50465F?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 95: 80 red, 70 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50465F?: The complementary color is #555F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50465F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.