What color is #504665?

#504665 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 #504665?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 101: 80 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504665?

The complementary color is #5B6546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504665 color

#504665 rgb(80, 70, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #504665 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 39.6% blue (80, 70, 101).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 18% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.73:1).

#504665 color codes

HEX	`#504665`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 18%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 31%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 31%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.86, 11.4, -16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.86, 20.13, 304.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.847, 7.025, 13.252)`
Decimal	`5260901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504665, 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 #504665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #504665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504665; }
.text { color: #504665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504665, #5f4665); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504665?: #504665 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 #504665?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 101: 80 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504665?: The complementary color is #5B6546, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.