Color swatch image showing #504057 with RGB(80,64,87) values

#504057 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #504057 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#504057 Color Information

#504057 RGB value is (80, 64, 87). The hex color red value is 80, green is 64, and blue is 87. Its HSL format shows a hue of 282°, saturation of 15 percent, and lightness of 30 percent. The CMYK process values are 8 percent, 26 percent, 0 percent, 66 percent.

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#504057 Color Meaning

Color #504057 signifies tropical dusk, spiked sweetness, and complex exoticism. #504057 dark, reddish-purple is an unexpected take on the fruit, evoking its thorny crown, twilight in the tropics, and the rich, wine-like interior of an overripe specimen. Psychologically, color #504057 is intriguing and subtly intense, promoting feelings of mysterious allure, sophisticated adventure, and a taste for the uniquely beautiful. #504057 combines earthy warmth with cool purple depth, creating a sense of vibrant, shadowed richness. #504057 color is both inviting and complex. Symbolically, color #504057 represents hospitality with an edge, exotic beauty that is not easily grasped, and sweetness that carries a prickly exterior. #504057 is the color of a luxury resort at night or a rare tropical bloom. Culturally, #504057 moves beyond the cliché of sunny yellow, offering a more adult, moody, and design-oriented interpretation of tropical luxury. Color #504057 provides a sophisticated, dramatic alternative for conveying warmth, uniqueness, and a depth of flavor or experience.

Color Conversion

Convert #504057 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#504057
RGB
rgb(80, 64, 87)
HSL
hsl(282°, 15%, 30%)
CMYK
cmyk(8%, 26%, 0%, 66%)
HSV
hsv(282°, 26%, 34%)
XYZ
6.8620 6.0604 9.8249
Yxy
6.0604 0.3017 0.2664
Hunter Lab
24.6179 0.2522 -0.2341
CIE-Lab
29.5643 11.7986 -11.1465

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red80 / 255 (31%)
31%
Green64 / 255 (25%)
25%
Blue87 / 255 (34%)
34%

CMYK Values

Cyan8 / 100 (8%)
Magenta26 / 100 (26%)
26%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)66 / 100 (66%)
66%

Color Variations

#504057 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#504057 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #504057 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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#504057

Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

9.49:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

9.49:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

9.49:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #504057 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#504057

protanopia

#494951

Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #504057;

Text Color

color: #504057;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #504057;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #50405740;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #504057;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #504057 0%, #322837 100%);

#504057 Color FAQs

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