#503e8a

Color #503e8a

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 2.58 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#503e8a

RGB

rgb(80, 62, 138)

HSL

hsl(254.2, 38%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(254.2, 55.1%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(42%, 55.1%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(31.77, 27.07, -39.91)

LCH

lch(31.77, 48.22, 304.15)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.1215, 291.22)

HWB

hwb(254.2, 24.3%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#788a3e

Analogous

#3e528a

#503e8a

#763e8a

Triadic

#503e8a

#8a503e

#3e8a50

Split-complementary

#503e8a

#8a763e

#528a3e

Tetradic

#503e8a

#8a3e78

#788a3e

#3e8a50

Square

#503e8a

#8a3e52

#788a3e

#3e8a76

Shades

Color #503e8a mixed toward black.

#433473

#35295c

#281f45

#1b152e

#0d0a17

Tints

Color #503e8a mixed toward white.

#654eae

#8370bf

#a294cf

#c1b8df

#e0dbef

Tones

Color #503e8a mixed toward gray.

#534484

#574b7d

#5a5177

#5d5771

#615e6a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.4:1

White text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49497d · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#4a4b79 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#4f716e · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #503e8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#503e8a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#503e8a (#503e8a) is rgb(80, 62, 138) in RGB.

No, #503e8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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