What color is #503F56?

#503F56 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 #503F56?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 86: 80 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F56?

The complementary color is #45563F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F56 color

#503F56 rgb(80, 63, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503F56 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 33.7% blue (80, 63, 86).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 15% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.6:1).

#503F56 color codes

HEX	`#503F56`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 15%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 27%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 27%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.24, 12.21, -10.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.24, 16.42, 318.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.765, 5.932, 9.591)`
Decimal	`5259094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F56, 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 #503F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #503F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f56; }
.text { color: #503f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f56, #563f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503F56?: #503F56 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 #503F56?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 86: 80 red, 63 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F56?: The complementary color is #45563F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.