What color is #503E62?

#503E62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #503E62?

The RGB value is 80, 62, 98: 80 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503E62?

The complementary color is #50623E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503E62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503E62 color

#503E62 rgb(80, 62, 98)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503E62 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.3% green and 38.4% blue (80, 62, 98).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 23% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#503E62 color codes

HEX	`#503E62`
RGB	`rgb(80, 62, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 23%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 37%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 37%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 15.81, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 24.21, 310.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.235, 6.033, 12.336)`
Decimal	`5258850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503E62, 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 #503E62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503E62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #503E62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503e62; }
.text { color: #503e62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503e62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 62 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503e62, #623e62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503E62?: #503E62 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #503E62?: The RGB value is 80, 62, 98: 80 red, 62 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503E62?: The complementary color is #50623E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503E62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.