What color is #503D4F?

#503D4F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503D4F?

The RGB value is 80, 61, 79: 80 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503D4F?

The complementary color is #3D503E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503D4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503D4F color

#503D4F rgb(80, 61, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503D4F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.9% green and 31% blue (80, 61, 79).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 1% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.9:1).

#503D4F color codes

HEX	`#503D4F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 61, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 24%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 1%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.4, 11.91, -7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.4, 14.19, 327.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.388, 5.608, 8.141)`
Decimal	`5258575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503D4F, 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 #503D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #503D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503d4f; }
.text { color: #503d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 61 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503d4f, #503d46); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #503D4F?: #503D4F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503D4F?: The RGB value is 80, 61, 79: 80 red, 61 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503D4F?: The complementary color is #3D503E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503D4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.