Purple Taupe (#50404D)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 9.63:1 — vs black: 2.18:1

Color values

  • HEX #50404D
  • RGB rgb(80, 64, 77)
  • HSL hsl(311, 20%, 31%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 20, 3.75, 68.63 )
  • Websafe #663366

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #50404D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#405043
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#4B4050
#504045
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#4D5040
#404D50
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#455040
#40504B
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#504B40
#405043
#404550
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Purple Taupe
#50404D Base
#0E0B0E
#261E24
#392E37
#675263
#7B6276
#A0899C
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Purple Taupe, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0E0B0E
#1B161A
#282027
#362B34
#433540
Purple Taupe #50404D Base
#765E71
#997F94
#B7A5B4
#D5CBD3
#F4F1F3
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #50404D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #50404D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #50404D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #50404D;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #50404D,
        #406046
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #50404D,
        #406046
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$purple-taupe: #50404D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$purple-taupe-r: 80;
$purple-taupe-g: 64;
$purple-taupe-b: 77;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $purple-taupe;
    color: rgba($purple-taupe-r, $purple-taupe-g, $purple-taupe-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Purple Taupe appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #50404D How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #45454D Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #42424D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4E4242 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #454545 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Purple Taupe ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Purple Taupe #50404D Base
Quartz #51484F ΔE 4.89
Dark Puce #4F3A3C ΔE 6.09
Eggplant #614051 ΔE 6.32
Liver #534B4F ΔE 6.73

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.