Close to Dusk
#503C69
#503C69 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green, and 41.2% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #503C69.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.58:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.19:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.58:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.19:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #503C69 as they’d see it.
#503C69 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #503C69
What color is #503C69?
#503C69 is a dark, muted purple, close to the color Dusk. In RGB it’s made of 31.4% red, 23.5% green, and 41.2% blue. Its hue is 267°, with 27% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #503C69 in RGB?
#503C69 is rgb(80, 60, 105): 80 red, 60 green, and 105 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #503C69 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(24, 43, 0, 59). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #503C69?
PANTONE 269 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #503C69?
Its complement #364B1D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.