What color is #504667?

#504667 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 #504667?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 103: 80 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504667?

The complementary color is #5D6746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504667 color

#504667 rgb(80, 70, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #504667 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 40.4% blue (80, 70, 103).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 19% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% 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 8.7:1).

#504667 color codes

HEX	`#504667`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 19%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 32%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 32%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.95, 11.93, -17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.95, 21.36, 303.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.946, 7.065, 13.774)`
Decimal	`5260903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504667, 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 #504667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #504667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504667; }
.text { color: #504667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504667, #614667); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504667?: #504667 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 #504667?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 103: 80 red, 70 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504667?: The complementary color is #5D6746, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.