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#503a8a color: Blue Gem

#503a8a is rgb(80, 58, 138) in RGB and oklch(41.578% 0.12779 292.649) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

41.6%
0.128
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 46%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.08:1Readable · AA
Lc -95
Black text
2.31:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #503a8a

#503a8a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 41.6% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.08:1 contrast and black text 2.31:1, 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: #503a8a mixed with white

  1. 503a8a
  2. 5f4d96
  3. 6f60a2
  4. 7f73ae
  5. 9087ba
  6. a29ac6
  7. b3aed1
  8. c6c2dd
  9. d9d6e8
  10. eceaf4

Darker: #503a8a mixed with black

  1. 503a8a
  2. 443177
  3. 392865
  4. 2e2053
  5. 241842
  6. 1a1032
  7. 100922
  8. 070414
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #503a8a with less saturation

  1. 503a8a
  2. 4f3d84
  3. 4f3f7e
  4. 4e4178
  5. 4d4372
  6. 4d456c
  7. 4d4766
  8. 4c485f
  9. 4c4a59
  10. 4c4b52

Questions about #503a8a

What color is #503a8a?

#503a8a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(80, 58, 138), in HSL hsl(256.5, 40.82%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(41.578% 0.12779 292.649).

What colors go well with #503a8a?

The complementary color of #503a8a is #4e5100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #244790 and #6b2f74. The triadic partners are #7f3100 and #005d46.

Is white or black text more readable on #503a8a?

White text reads better on #503a8a: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and black gives 2.31:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #503a8a a warm or cool color?

#503a8a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 41.6% and its chroma 0.128.