What color is #503A64?

#503A64 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 #503A64?

The RGB value is 80, 58, 100: 80 red, 58 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503A64?

The complementary color is #4E643A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503A64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503A64 color

#503A64 rgb(80, 58, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503A64 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 22.7% green and 39.2% blue (80, 58, 100).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 27% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Royal Crown (#4F325E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#503A64 color codes

HEX	`#503A64`
RGB	`rgb(80, 58, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 22.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 27%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 42%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 42%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.52, 18.9, -21.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.52, 28.36, 311.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.121, 5.652, 12.77)`
Decimal	`5257828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503A64, 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 #503A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #503A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503a64; }
.text { color: #503a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 58 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503a64, #643a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #503A64?: #503A64 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 #503A64?: The RGB value is 80, 58, 100: 80 red, 58 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503A64?: The complementary color is #4E643A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503A64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.