What color is #503B59?

#503B59 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 #503B59?

The RGB value is 80, 59, 89: 80 red, 59 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503B59?

The complementary color is #44593B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503B59 color

#503B59 rgb(80, 59, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503B59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.1% green and 34.9% blue (80, 59, 89).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#503B59 color codes

HEX	`#503B59`
RGB	`rgb(80, 59, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 34%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.26, 15.51, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.26, 21.19, 317.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.675, 5.555, 10.17)`
Decimal	`5258073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503B59, 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 #503B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #503B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503b59; }
.text { color: #503b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 59 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503b59, #593b53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503B59?: #503B59 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 #503B59?: The RGB value is 80, 59, 89: 80 red, 59 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503B59?: The complementary color is #44593B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.