What color is #503B60?

#503B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503B60?

The RGB value is 80, 59, 96: 80 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503B60?

The complementary color is #4B603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503B60 color

#503B60 rgb(80, 59, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503B60 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.1% green and 37.6% blue (80, 59, 96).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#503B60 color codes

HEX	`#503B60`
RGB	`rgb(80, 59, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 39%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 39%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.59, 17.24, -18.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.59, 25.26, 313.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.983, 5.678, 11.792)`
Decimal	`5258080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503B60, 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 #503B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #503B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503b60; }
.text { color: #503b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 59 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503b60, #603b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503B60?: #503B60 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503B60?: The RGB value is 80, 59, 96: 80 red, 59 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503B60?: The complementary color is #4B603B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.