#503B5E Color

#503B5E is rgb(80, 59, 94) in RGB, hsl(276, 23%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.25. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#503B5E

HEX#503B5E

RGBrgb(80, 59, 94)

HSLhsl(276, 23%, 30%)

HSVhsv(276, 37%, 37%)

CMYKcmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 63%)

OKLCHoklch(39% 0.063 311.1)

LABlab(28.38% 15.13 -17.35)

LCHlch(28.38% 23.02 311.09)

What #503B5E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #503B5E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Violet#563C5CΔE 3.25 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 9.1 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 9.19 Independence#4C516DΔE 13.48 Purple Taupe#50404DΔE 13.64 Eggplant#614051ΔE 13.67

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#503B5E Channel Values

How #503B5E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 80 · G 59 · B 94	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 276° · S 23% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 276° · S 37% · V 37%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 15% · M 37% · Y 0% · K 63%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.87:1 vs white · 2.13:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #503B5E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #503B5E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #503B5E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #503B5E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #503B5E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#503B5E

Protanopia#3F3F5E

Protanomaly#463E5E

Deuteranopia#43435E

Deuteranomaly#48405E

Tritanopia#4C4141

Tritanomaly#4D3E4E

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #503B5E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-503b5e: #503B5E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #503B5E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-503b5e': '#503B5E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.314, green: 0.231, blue: 0.369)

Android XML<color name="color_503b5e">#503B5E</color>

SVG fillfill="#503B5E"

More Purple Colors

#503B5E sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#503B5E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #503B5E?

#503B5E is a dark purple — rgb(80, 59, 94) in RGB and hsl(276, 23%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.25.

What is the RGB value of #503B5E?

#503B5E is rgb(80, 59, 94) — red 80, green 59, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #503B5E?

#503B5E converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 37%, 0%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #503B5E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #503B5E scores 9.87:1 against white and 2.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #503B5E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #503B5E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.23, which is a different colour altogether.

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