What color is #503D5D?

#503D5D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503D5D?

The RGB value is 80, 61, 93: 80 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503D5D?

The complementary color is #4A5D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503D5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503D5D color

#503D5D rgb(80, 61, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503D5D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.9% green and 36.5% blue (80, 61, 93).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.69:1).

#503D5D color codes

HEX	`#503D5D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 61, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 34%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 34%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.99, 15.19, -15.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.99, 21.99, 313.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.952, 5.833, 11.113)`
Decimal	`5258589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503D5D, 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 #503D5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503D5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #503D5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503d5d; }
.text { color: #503d5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503d5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 61 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503d5d, #5d3d5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503D5D?: #503D5D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503D5D?: The RGB value is 80, 61, 93: 80 red, 61 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503D5D?: The complementary color is #4A5D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503D5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.