#503959

Color #503959

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 21.36 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#503959

RGB

rgb(80, 57, 89)

HSL

hsl(283.1, 21.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.1, 36%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.1%, 36%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(27.72, 16.81, -15.27)

LCH

lch(27.72, 22.71, 317.75)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.0604, 316.21)

HWB

hwb(283.1, 22.4%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425939

Analogous

#403959

#503959

#593952

Triadic

#503959

#595039

#395950

Split-complementary

#503959

#525939

#395940

Tetradic

#503959

#593942

#425939

#395950

Square

#503959

#594039

#425939

#395259

Shades

Color #503959 mixed toward black.

#432f4a

#35263b

#281c2c

#1b131e

#0d090f

Tints

Color #503959 mixed toward white.

#71517e

#916ba0

#ad90b8

#c8b5d0

#e4dae7

Tones

Color #503959 mixed toward gray.

#4f3c56

#4e3e54

#4c4151

#4b444e

#4a464c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474753 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#484a51 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#4f4d4c · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #503959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#503959]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#503959 (#503959) is rgb(80, 57, 89) in RGB.

No, #503959 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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