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#503a86 color: Blue Gem

#503a86 is rgb(80, 58, 134) in RGB and oklch(41.29% 0.12225 293.696) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

41.3%
0.122
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.17:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #503a86

#503a86 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.3% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.17:1 contrast and black text 2.29:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Gem (#4b3c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #503a86 mixed with white

  1. 503a86
  2. 5f4d93
  3. 6f609f
  4. 7f73ab
  5. 9086b7
  6. a29ac4
  7. b4add0
  8. c6c1dc
  9. d9d6e7
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #503a86 mixed with black

  1. 503a86
  2. 443174
  3. 392862
  4. 2e2051
  5. 241840
  6. 1a1030
  7. 100921
  8. 070413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #503a86 with less saturation

  1. 503a86
  2. 4f3d80
  3. 4e3f7b
  4. 4e4175
  5. 4d436f
  6. 4d4569
  7. 4c4663
  8. 4c485e
  9. 4c4957
  10. 4b4a51

Questions about #503a86

What color is #503a86?

#503a86 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(80, 58, 134), in HSL hsl(257.37, 39.58%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.29% 0.12225 293.696).

What colors go well with #503a86?

The complementary color of #503a86 is #4c5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #27478d and #6a2f70. The triadic partners are #7b3300 and #005c47.

Is white or black text more readable on #503a86?

White text reads better on #503a86: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and black gives 2.29:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #503a86 a warm or cool color?

#503a86 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 41.3% and its chroma 0.122.