What color is #503E55?

#503E55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503E55?

The RGB value is 80, 62, 85: 80 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503E55?

The complementary color is #43553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503E55 color

#503E55 rgb(80, 62, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503E55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.3% green and 33.3% blue (80, 62, 85).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 16% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#503E55 color codes

HEX	`#503E55`
RGB	`rgb(80, 62, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 16%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 27%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.92, 12.62, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.92, 16.63, 319.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.67, 5.807, 9.362)`
Decimal	`5258837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503E55, 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 #503E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #503E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503e55; }
.text { color: #503e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 62 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503e55, #553e4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503E55?: #503E55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503E55?: The RGB value is 80, 62, 85: 80 red, 62 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503E55?: The complementary color is #43553E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.