What color is #503A5B?

#503A5B 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 #503A5B?

The RGB value is 80, 58, 91: 80 red, 58 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503A5B?

The complementary color is #455B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503A5B color

#503A5B rgb(80, 58, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503A5B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.7% green and 35.7% blue (80, 58, 91).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.01:1).

#503A5B color codes

HEX	`#503A5B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 58, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 36%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.08, 16.64, -16.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.08, 23.09, 316.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.709, 5.487, 10.601)`
Decimal	`5257819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503A5B, 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 #503A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #503A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503a5b; }
.text { color: #503a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 58 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503a5b, #5b3a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503A5B?: #503A5B 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 #503A5B?: The RGB value is 80, 58, 91: 80 red, 58 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503A5B?: The complementary color is #455B3A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.