What color is #503463?

#503463 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503463?

The RGB value is 80, 52, 99: 80 red, 52 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503463?

The complementary color is #476334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503463 color

#503463 rgb(80, 52, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503463 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.4% green and 38.8% blue (80, 52, 99).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.43:1).

#503463 color codes

HEX	`#503463`
RGB	`rgb(80, 52, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 47%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.91, 22.48, -23.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.91, 32.17, 314.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.788, 5.062, 12.422)`
Decimal	`5256291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503463, 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 #503463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #503463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503463; }
.text { color: #503463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 52 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503463, #63345f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #503463?: #503463 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Royal Crown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503463?: The RGB value is 80, 52, 99: 80 red, 52 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503463?: The complementary color is #476334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.