What color is #503D78?

#503D78 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 #503D78?

The RGB value is 80, 61, 120: 80 red, 61 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503D78?

The complementary color is #65783D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503D78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503D78 color

#503D78 rgb(80, 61, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503D78 is a dark, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 23.9% green and 47.1% blue (80, 61, 120).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 33% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 49% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Meteorite (#4A3B6A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#503D78 color codes

HEX	`#503D78`
RGB	`rgb(80, 61, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 23.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 33%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 49%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 49%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.4, 22.43, -30.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.4, 38.18, 305.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.366, 6.399, 18.56)`
Decimal	`5258616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503D78, 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 #503D78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503D78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #503D78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503d78; }
.text { color: #503d78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503d78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 61 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503d78, #6e3d78); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #503D78?: #503D78 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 #503D78?: The RGB value is 80, 61, 120: 80 red, 61 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503D78?: The complementary color is #65783D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503D78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.