What color is #504360?

#504360 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 #504360?

The RGB value is 80, 67, 96: 80 red, 67 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504360?

The complementary color is #536043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504360?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504360 color

#504360 rgb(80, 67, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #504360 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 26.3% green and 37.6% blue (80, 67, 96).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#504360 color codes

HEX	`#504360`
RGB	`rgb(80, 67, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 26.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 30%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 30%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.79, 12.06, -15.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.79, 19.28, 308.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.426, 6.564, 11.94)`
Decimal	`5260128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504360, 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 #504360	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504360 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #504360 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504360; }
.text { color: #504360; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504360; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 67 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504360, #5e4360); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504360?: #504360 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 #504360?: The RGB value is 80, 67, 96: 80 red, 67 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504360?: The complementary color is #536043, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504360?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.