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#503d60 color: Powerful Mauve

#503d60 is rgb(80, 61, 96) in RGB and oklch(39.534% 0.06212 308.621) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

39.5%
0.062
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.18:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #503d60

#503d60 is a muted dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 39.5% lightness, 0.062 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.64:1 contrast and black text 2.18:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Powerful Mauve (#4c3f5d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #503d60 mixed with white

  1. 503d60
  2. 604e6f
  3. 70607e
  4. 81738d
  5. 92869d
  6. a399ad
  7. b5adbd
  8. c7c1cd
  9. d9d5de
  10. eceaee

Darker: #503d60 mixed with black

  1. 503d60
  2. 443452
  3. 392b45
  4. 2e2238
  5. 241a2c
  6. 1a1220
  7. 100a15
  8. 07040a
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #503d60 with less saturation

  1. 503d60
  2. 4f3e5e
  3. 4e3f5b
  4. 4d4059
  5. 4c4156
  6. 4b4253
  7. 4a4351
  8. 49444e
  9. 48454c
  10. 474649

Questions about #503d60

What color is #503d60?

#503d60 is muted dark purple. The closest named color is Powerful Mauve. In RGB it is rgb(80, 61, 96), in HSL hsl(272.57, 22.29%, 30.78%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.534% 0.06212 308.621).

What colors go well with #503d60?

The complementary color of #503d60 is #3c4d28. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f4367 and #5c3952. The triadic partners are #5c401f and #11514d.

Is white or black text more readable on #503d60?

White text reads better on #503d60: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 and black gives 2.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #503d60 a warm or cool color?

#503d60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 39.5% and its chroma 0.062.