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#503a88 color: Blue Gem

#503a88 is rgb(80, 58, 136) in RGB and oklch(41.433% 0.12503 293.164) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

41.4%
0.125
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.12:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.30:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #503a88

#503a88 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.4% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.12:1 contrast and black text 2.3:1, 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: #503a88 mixed with white

  1. 503a88
  2. 5f4d94
  3. 6f60a1
  4. 7f73ad
  5. 9086b9
  6. a29ac5
  7. b4add1
  8. c6c1dc
  9. d9d6e8
  10. eceaf3

Darker: #503a88 mixed with black

  1. 503a88
  2. 443175
  3. 392863
  4. 2e2052
  5. 241841
  6. 1a1031
  7. 100922
  8. 070413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #503a88 with less saturation

  1. 503a88
  2. 4f3d82
  3. 4f3f7c
  4. 4e4176
  5. 4d4371
  6. 4d456b
  7. 4c4665
  8. 4c485e
  9. 4c4958
  10. 4c4a52

Questions about #503a88

What color is #503a88?

#503a88 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(80, 58, 136), in HSL hsl(256.92, 40.21%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.433% 0.12503 293.164).

What colors go well with #503a88?

The complementary color of #503a88 is #4d5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25478e and #6b2f72. The triadic partners are #7d3200 and #005c46.

Is white or black text more readable on #503a88?

White text reads better on #503a88: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and black gives 2.3:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #503a88 a warm or cool color?

#503a88 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 41.4% and its chroma 0.125.