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#50356e color: Petunia

#50356e is rgb(80, 53, 110) in RGB and oklch(38.765% 0.09725 304.103) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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268°
100%

38.8%
0.097
304°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.08:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #50356e

#50356e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.12:1 contrast and black text 2.08:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petunia (#4d3466). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #50356e mixed with white

  1. 50356e
  2. 60487c
  3. 705b8a
  4. 806e99
  5. 9182a7
  6. a395b6
  7. b5aac4
  8. c7bfd3
  9. d9d4e1
  10. ece9f0

Darker: #50356e mixed with black

  1. 50356e
  2. 442d5f
  3. 392550
  4. 2e1d41
  5. 241533
  6. 1a0e26
  7. 100819
  8. 07030e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #50356e with less saturation

  1. 50356e
  2. 4f376a
  3. 4e3966
  4. 4c3b62
  5. 4b3c5e
  6. 4a3e5a
  7. 493f56
  8. 484151
  9. 47424d
  10. 454349

Questions about #50356e

What color is #50356e?

#50356e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Petunia. In RGB it is rgb(80, 53, 110), in HSL hsl(268.42, 34.97%, 31.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.765% 0.09725 304.103).

What colors go well with #50356e?

The complementary color of #50356e is #3a4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353e78 and #622e59. The triadic partners are #673600 and #00534a.

Is white or black text more readable on #50356e?

White text reads better on #50356e: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.12:1 and black gives 2.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #50356e a warm or cool color?

#50356e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.097.