What color is #50485A?

#50485A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50485A?

The RGB value is 80, 72, 90: 80 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50485A?

The complementary color is #525A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50485A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50485A color

#50485A rgb(80, 72, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #50485A is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 28.2% green and 35.3% blue (80, 72, 90).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.69:1).

#50485A color codes

HEX	`#50485A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 72, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 28.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.98, 7.35, -9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.98, 11.93, 308.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.471, 7.078, 10.644)`
Decimal	`5261402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50485A, 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 #50485A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50485A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #50485A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50485a; }
.text { color: #50485a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50485a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 72 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50485a, #59485a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #50485A?: #50485A is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50485A?: The RGB value is 80, 72, 90: 80 red, 72 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50485A?: The complementary color is #525A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50485A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.