What color is #503B4B?

#503B4B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503B4B?

The RGB value is 80, 59, 75: 80 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503B4B?

The complementary color is #3B5040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503B4B color

#503B4B rgb(80, 59, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503B4B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.1% green and 29.4% blue (80, 59, 75).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 15% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 6% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#503B4B color codes

HEX	`#503B4B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 59, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 15%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 26%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 6%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.69, 12.34, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.69, 13.79, 333.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.142, 5.342, 7.363)`
Decimal	`5258059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503B4B, 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 #503B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #503B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503b4b; }
.text { color: #503b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 59 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503b4b, #503b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #503B4B?: #503B4B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503B4B?: The RGB value is 80, 59, 75: 80 red, 59 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503B4B?: The complementary color is #3B5040, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.