What color is #504B63?

#504B63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504B63?

The RGB value is 80, 75, 99: 80 red, 75 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504B63?

The complementary color is #5E634B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504B63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504B63 color

#504B63 rgb(80, 75, 99)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504B63 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29.4% green and 38.8% blue (80, 75, 99).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 14% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#504B63 color codes

HEX	`#504B63`
RGB	`rgb(80, 75, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 14%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 24%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.22, 7.67, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.22, 15.3, 300.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.076, 7.638, 12.851)`
Decimal	`5262179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504B63, 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 #504B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #504B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504b63; }
.text { color: #504b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 75 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504b63, #5c4b63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #504B63?: #504B63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504B63?: The RGB value is 80, 75, 99: 80 red, 75 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504B63?: The complementary color is #5E634B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504B63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.