#504456

Color #504456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.46 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#504456

RGB

rgb(80, 68, 86)

HSL

hsl(280, 11.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 20.9%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 20.9%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(30.67, 8.97, -8.82)

LCH

lch(30.67, 12.58, 315.48)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0333, 314.39)

HWB

hwb(280, 26.7%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5644

Analogous

#474456

#504456

#564453

Triadic

#504456

#565044

#445650

Split-complementary

#504456

#535644

#445647

Tetradic

#504456

#56444a

#4a5644

#445650

Square

#504456

#564744

#4a5644

#445356

Shades

Color #504456 mixed toward black.

#433948

#352d39

#28222b

#1b171d

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #504456 mixed toward white.

#6f5e77

#8d7a96

#a99cb0

#c6bdcb

#e2dee5

Tones

Color #504456 mixed toward gray.

#504655

#4f4753

#4f4952

#4e4a50

#4e4c4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#4c4d51 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#4f4f4e · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #504456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#504456]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#504456 (#504456) is rgb(80, 68, 86) in RGB.

No, #504456 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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