What color is #503557?

#503557 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 #503557?

The RGB value is 80, 53, 87: 80 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503557?

The complementary color is #3C5735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503557 color

#503557 rgb(80, 53, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503557 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 20.8% green and 34.1% blue (80, 53, 87).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#503557 color codes

HEX	`#503557`
RGB	`rgb(80, 53, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 20.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 39%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.56, 18.9, -15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.56, 24.6, 320.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.301, 4.94, 9.637)`
Decimal	`5256535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503557, 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 #503557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #503557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503557; }
.text { color: #503557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 53 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503557, #57354d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503557?: #503557 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 #503557?: The RGB value is 80, 53, 87: 80 red, 53 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503557?: The complementary color is #3C5735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.