What color is #503553?

#503553 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503553?

The RGB value is 80, 53, 83: 80 red, 53 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503553?

The complementary color is #385335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503553?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503553 color

#503553 rgb(80, 53, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503553 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.8% green and 32.5% blue (80, 53, 83).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#503553 color codes

HEX	`#503553`
RGB	`rgb(80, 53, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 36%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.38, 17.98, -13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.38, 22.42, 323.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.143, 4.876, 8.8)`
Decimal	`5256531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503553, 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 #503553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503553 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #503553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503553; }
.text { color: #503553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 53 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503553, #533547); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503553?: #503553 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503553?: The RGB value is 80, 53, 83: 80 red, 53 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503553?: The complementary color is #385335, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503553?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.