What color is #503656?

#503656 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 #503656?

The RGB value is 80, 54, 86: 80 red, 54 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503656?

The complementary color is #3C5636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503656?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503656 color

#503656 rgb(80, 54, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503656 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 21.2% green and 33.7% blue (80, 54, 86).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 23% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.48:1).

#503656 color codes

HEX	`#503656`
RGB	`rgb(80, 54, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 21.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 23%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 37%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 37%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.78, 18.03, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.78, 23.3, 320.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.307, 5.016, 9.438)`
Decimal	`5256790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503656, 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 #503656	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503656 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #503656 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503656; }
.text { color: #503656; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503656; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 54 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503656, #56364c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503656?: #503656 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 #503656?: The RGB value is 80, 54, 86: 80 red, 54 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503656?: The complementary color is #3C5636, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503656?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.