What color is #503F5B?

#503F5B 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 #503F5B?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 91: 80 red, 63 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F5B?

The complementary color is #4A5B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F5B color

#503F5B rgb(80, 63, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503F5B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 35.7% blue (80, 63, 91).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.53:1).

#503F5B color codes

HEX	`#503F5B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 31%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.45, 13.41, -13.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.45, 19.31, 313.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.974, 6.016, 10.689)`
Decimal	`5259099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F5B, 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 #503F5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #503F5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f5b; }
.text { color: #503f5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f5b, #5b3f58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503F5B?: #503F5B 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 #503F5B?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 91: 80 red, 63 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F5B?: The complementary color is #4A5B3F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.