Purple Taupe Color

#50404d

Purple Taupe is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #afbfb2
Complementary Color #405043
Color Shade: mid magenta (311.25° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.24% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Taupe Color Sample
Purple Taupe Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #50404d

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Taupe Color. The Catwalk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Preservation Plum (#665864) for more calm effect. Try Black Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#405043 is the best complementary color to Purple Taupe. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50404d complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #4a4050 and #504045. Thus found on the left and right of #50404d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mortar and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Purple Taupe.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Taupe palette consists of #40504b and #455040 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#405043). Try Cape Cod and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #50404d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #50404d offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Taupe. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Taupe contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Armadillo, and Mako split by 90° on the color wheel. #50404d square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Taupe tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#405043) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gun Powder – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d5040 and #434050.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #50404d is made of 36% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Taupe has a hue angle of 311.25°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50404d is made of 0% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 68.63% black ink.

HEX #50404d
RGB Decimal rgb(80,64,77)
RGB Percentage 36%, 29%, 35%
CMYK 0, 6.27, 1.17, 68.63
HSL hsl(311.25,11.11%,28.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(311.25,20%,31.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.1794,9.5335,-5.2384)
XYZ xyz(6.4812,5.9081,7.82)
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