What color is #503C61?

#503C61 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 #503C61?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 97: 80 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C61?

The complementary color is #4D613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C61 color

#503C61 rgb(80, 60, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503C61 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 38% blue (80, 60, 97).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 24% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#503C61 color codes

HEX	`#503C61`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 24%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 38%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 38%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.9, 16.84, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.9, 25.1, 312.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.081, 5.8, 12.053)`
Decimal	`5258337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C61, 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 #503C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #503C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c61; }
.text { color: #503c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c61, #613c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503C61?: #503C61 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 #503C61?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 97: 80 red, 60 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C61?: The complementary color is #4D613C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.