What color is #503084?

#503084 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503084?

The RGB value is 80, 48, 132: 80 red, 48 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503084?

The complementary color is #648430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503084?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503084 color

#503084 rgb(80, 48, 132)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503084 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 18.8% green and 51.8% blue (80, 48, 132).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 64% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Fever (#572E89), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#503084 color codes

HEX	`#503084`
RGB	`rgb(80, 48, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 18.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 64%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 64%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.07, 33.87, -42.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.07, 54.06, 308.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.529, 5.485, 22.435)`
Decimal	`5255300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503084, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #503084	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503084 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #503084 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503084; }
.text { color: #503084; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503084; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 48 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503084, #7a3084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #503084?: #503084 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Night Fever. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503084?: The RGB value is 80, 48, 132: 80 red, 48 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503084?: The complementary color is #648430, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503084?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.