What color is #504671?

#504671 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504671?

The RGB value is 80, 70, 113: 80 red, 70 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504671?

The complementary color is #677146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504671?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504671 color

#504671 rgb(80, 70, 113)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504671 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 27.5% green and 44.3% blue (80, 70, 113).

Its hue angle is 254°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#504671 color codes

HEX	`#504671`
RGB	`rgb(80, 70, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 27.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(254, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(254, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 38%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.43, 14.65, -23.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.43, 27.52, 302.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.478, 7.278, 16.578)`
Decimal	`5260913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504671, 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 #504671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #504671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504671; }
.text { color: #504671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 70 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504671, #664671); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #504671?: #504671 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504671?: The RGB value is 80, 70, 113: 80 red, 70 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504671?: The complementary color is #677146, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504671?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.