#502852 Color

#502852 is rgb(80, 40, 82) in RGB, hsl(297, 34%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 68%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.83. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#502852

HEX#502852

RGBrgb(80, 40, 82)

HSLhsl(297, 34%, 24%)

HSVhsv(297, 51%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(34.8% 0.086 325.5)

LABlab(23.06% 24.37 -17.70)

LCHlch(23.06% 30.12 324.02)

What #502852 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #502852, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 5.83 Medium Violet#65315FΔE 7.5 English Violet#563C5CΔE 10.52 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 11.2 Imperial#602F6BΔE 11.23 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 11.54

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#502852 Channel Values

How #502852 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 80 · G 40 · B 82	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 297° · S 34% · L 24%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 297° · S 51% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 51% · Y 0% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	11.89:1 vs white · 1.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #502852 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #502852

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #502852; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #502852

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #502852 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#502852

Protanopia#313152

Protanomaly#402E52

Deuteranopia#393951

Deuteranomaly#433352

Tritanopia#4C3030

Tritanomaly#4E2D40

Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #502852 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-502852: #502852;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #502852;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-502852': '#502852' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.157, blue: 0.322)

Android XML<color name="color_502852">#502852</color>

SVG fillfill="#502852"

More Pink Colors

#502852 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#502852 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #502852?

#502852 is a dark pink — rgb(80, 40, 82) in RGB and hsl(297, 34%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5B3256), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.83.

What is the RGB value of #502852?

#502852 is rgb(80, 40, 82) — red 80, green 40, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #502852?

#502852 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 51%, 0%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #502852 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #502852 scores 11.89:1 against white and 1.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #502852 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #502852 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.23, which is a different colour altogether.

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