What color is #503C65?

#503C65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503C65?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 101: 80 red, 60 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C65?

The complementary color is #51653C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C65 color

#503C65 rgb(80, 60, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503C65 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 39.6% blue (80, 60, 101).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 25% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 9.65:1).

#503C65 color codes

HEX	`#503C65`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 25%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 41%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 41%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.1, 17.87, -20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.1, 27.48, 310.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.273, 5.877, 13.061)`
Decimal	`5258341`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C65, 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 #503C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	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 #503C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c65; }
.text { color: #503c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c65, #643c65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #503C65?: #503C65 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503C65?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 101: 80 red, 60 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C65?: The complementary color is #51653C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.18:1 and white text 9.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.