What color is #503F65?

#503F65 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 #503F65?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 101: 80 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F65?

The complementary color is #54653F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F65 color

#503F65 rgb(80, 63, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503F65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 39.6% blue (80, 63, 101).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 23% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.37:1).

#503F65 color codes

HEX	`#503F65`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 23%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 38%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 38%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.91, 15.93, -19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.91, 25.27, 309.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.434, 6.2, 13.114)`
Decimal	`5259109`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F65, 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 #503F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #503F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f65; }
.text { color: #503f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f65, #633f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #503F65?: #503F65 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 #503F65?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 101: 80 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F65?: The complementary color is #54653F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.