What color is #503354?

#503354 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503354?

The RGB value is 80, 51, 84: 80 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503354?

The complementary color is #375433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503354 color

#503354 rgb(80, 51, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503354 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20% green and 32.9% blue (80, 51, 84).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#503354 color codes

HEX	`#503354`
RGB	`rgb(80, 51, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 39%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.9, 19.49, -14.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.9, 24.47, 322.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.092, 4.713, 8.975)`
Decimal	`5256020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503354, 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 #503354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #503354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503354; }
.text { color: #503354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 51 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503354, #543348); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503354?: #503354 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503354?: The RGB value is 80, 51, 84: 80 red, 51 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503354?: The complementary color is #375433, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.