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#503D80

#503d80 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#503d80 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 23.92% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.5% cyan, 52.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 257.01°, with 35.45% saturation and 37.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.3.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.066

Complementary

  1. #503d80
  2. #6d803d

Split complementary

  1. #503d80
  2. #80713d
  3. #4c803d

Analogous

  1. #3d4c80
  2. #503d80
  3. #713d80

Triadic

  1. #503d80
  2. #80503d
  3. #3d8050

Tetradic

  1. #503d80
  2. #803d6d
  3. #6d803d
  4. #3d8050

Square

  1. #503d80
  2. #803d4c
  3. #6d803d
  4. #3d8071

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0c18
  2. #30244c
  3. #503d80
  4. #7259b0
  5. #9e8dc9

Shades

#503d80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #503d80
  2. #483773
  3. #403166
  4. #382b5a
  5. #30254d
  6. #281f40
  7. #201833
  8. #181226
  9. #100c1a
  10. #08060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#503d80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #503d80
  2. #62508d
  3. #736499
  4. #8577a6
  5. #968bb3
  6. #a89ec0
  7. #b9b1cc
  8. #cbc5d9
  9. #dcd8e6
  10. #eeecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#503d80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #503d80
  2. #554480
  3. #5a4a80
  4. #5e5180
  5. #635880
  6. #685f80
  7. #6d6580
  8. #726c80
  9. #767380
  10. #7b7980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4463 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #234982 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #27487e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444a58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4581 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b447f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #49456a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-503d80 {
  color: #503d80;
}
Background
.bg-503d80 {
  background-color: #503d80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-503d80 {
  border: 2px solid #503d80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #503d80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 61 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 35% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-503d80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #503d80, #713d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-503d80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 61 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.30 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.36 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.89 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.27 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.46 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.13 #afc27f Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#503d80  rgb(80, 61, 128)  hsl(257, 35%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6d803d  rgb(109, 128, 61)  hsl(77, 35%, 37%)  Sap Green
#80503d  rgb(128, 80, 61)  hsl(17, 35%, 37%)  Coffee
#3d8050  rgb(61, 128, 80)  hsl(137, 35%, 37%)  Sea Green