What color is #503C71?

#503C71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503C71?

The RGB value is 80, 60, 113: 80 red, 60 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503C71?

The complementary color is #5D713C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503C71 color

#503C71 rgb(80, 60, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503C71 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green and 44.3% blue (80, 60, 113).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 47% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.43:1).

#503C71 color codes

HEX	`#503C71`
RGB	`rgb(80, 60, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 47%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 47%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.74, 21.1, -27.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.74, 34.68, 307.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.904, 6.129, 16.386)`
Decimal	`5258353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503C71, 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 #503C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #503C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503c71; }
.text { color: #503c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 60 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503c71, #6a3c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #503C71?: #503C71 is a dark, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Meteorite. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503C71?: The RGB value is 80, 60, 113: 80 red, 60 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503C71?: The complementary color is #5D713C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.