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#502b80 color: Regalia

#502b80 is rgb(80, 43, 128) in RGB and oklch(38.365% 0.13733 299.952) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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266°
100%

38.4%
0.137
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.51:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.00:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #502b80

#502b80 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38.4% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.51:1 contrast and black text 2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Regalia (#522d80). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #502b80 mixed with white

  1. 502b80
  2. 5f408d
  3. 6f559a
  4. 8069a7
  5. 917eb4
  6. a293c1
  7. b4a8cd
  8. c6bdda
  9. d9d3e6
  10. ece9f3

Darker: #502b80 mixed with black

  1. 502b80
  2. 44246e
  3. 391d5d
  4. 2e164d
  5. 24103d
  6. 1a0a2e
  7. 10051f
  8. 070212
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #502b80 with less saturation

  1. 502b80
  2. 4f2f7a
  3. 4d3274
  4. 4c356e
  5. 4a3868
  6. 493a62
  7. 483d5c
  8. 473e56
  9. 454050
  10. 44424a

Questions about #502b80

What color is #502b80?

#502b80 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Regalia. In RGB it is rgb(80, 43, 128), in HSL hsl(266.12, 49.71%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.365% 0.13733 299.952).

What colors go well with #502b80?

The complementary color of #502b80 is #3c4b00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #28398b and #691e65. The triadic partners are #6c3000 and #005245.

Is white or black text more readable on #502b80?

White text reads better on #502b80: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.51:1 and black gives 2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #502b80 a warm or cool color?

#502b80 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 38.4% and its chroma 0.137.