What color is #503F68?

#503F68 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 #503F68?

The RGB value is 80, 63, 104: 80 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #503F68?

The complementary color is #57683F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #503F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#503F68 color

#503F68 rgb(80, 63, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #503F68 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 24.7% green and 40.8% blue (80, 63, 104).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 25% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% 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 9.33:1).

#503F68 color codes

HEX	`#503F68`
RGB	`rgb(80, 63, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 24.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 25%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 39%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 39%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, 16.73, -21.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 27.08, 308.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.584, 6.26, 13.903)`
Decimal	`5259112`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #503F68, 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 #503F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#503F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #503F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #503f68; }
.text { color: #503f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #503f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 63 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #503f68, #653f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #503F68?: #503F68 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 #503F68?: The RGB value is 80, 63, 104: 80 red, 63 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #503F68?: The complementary color is #57683F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #503F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.