What color is #503457?

#503457 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503457?

The RGB value is 80, 52, 87: 80 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503457?

The complementary color is #3B5734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503457?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503457 color

#503457 rgb(80, 52, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503457 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.4% green and 34.1% blue (80, 52, 87).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#503457 color codes

HEX	`#503457`
RGB	`rgb(80, 52, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 40%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.3, 19.54, -16.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.3, 25.35, 320.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.256, 4.85, 9.622)`
Decimal	`5256279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503457, 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 #503457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #503457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503457; }
.text { color: #503457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 52 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503457, #57344d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503457?: #503457 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503457?: The RGB value is 80, 52, 87: 80 red, 52 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503457?: The complementary color is #3B5734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503457?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.