#502C50

A dark, muted magenta closely aligning with Darkslateblue.

About #502C50

When working with digital screens, the color #502C50 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslateblue. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 44 green, and 80 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 0% Cyan, 45% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 69% Black. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 29.0% saturation, and 24.3% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#502C50
RGB80, 44, 80
HSL300.0°, 29.0%, 24.3%
CMYK0%, 45%, 0%, 69%
HSV300.0°, 45.0%, 31.4%
LAB24.0, 23.0, -15.2
XYZ5.7, 4.1, 8.1
Decimal5254224

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

11.56:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
1.82:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
11.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
1.54:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #502C50; }
.text-color { color: #502C50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #502C50; }

Similar Colors

Darkslateblue
#483D8B