#503c8c

Color #503c8c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 2.95 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#503c8c

RGB

rgb(80, 60, 140)

HSL

hsl(255, 40%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 57.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 57.1%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(31.42, 28.92, -41.71)

LCH

lch(31.42, 50.76, 304.74)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.1275, 291.49)

HWB

hwb(255, 23.5%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788c3c

Analogous

#3c508c

#503c8c

#783c8c

Triadic

#503c8c

#8c503c

#3c8c50

Split-complementary

#503c8c

#8c783c

#508c3c

Tetradic

#503c8c

#8c3c78

#788c3c

#3c8c50

Square

#503c8c

#8c3c50

#788c3c

#3c8c78

Shades

Color #503c8c mixed toward black.

#433275

#35285d

#281e46

#1b142f

#0d0a17

Tints

Color #503c8c mixed toward white.

#654bb0

#836ec1

#a292d0

#c1b7e0

#e0dbef

Tones

Color #503c8c mixed toward gray.

#534385

#57497f

#5a5078

#5d5771

#615d6b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48487e · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#494b7b · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#4f726f · ΔE 29.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #503c8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#503c8c]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#503c8c (#503c8c) is rgb(80, 60, 140) in RGB.

No, #503c8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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