HEX Color #503A50 (Dimgray)

About #503A50

The precise color #503A50 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 58, and 80.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 28% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 300.0° hue, 15.9% saturation, and 27.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#503A50

RGB80, 58, 80

HSL300.0°, 15.9%, 27.1%

CMYK0%, 28%, 0%, 69%

HSV300.0°, 27.5%, 31.4%

LAB27.6, 14.1, -9.6

XYZ6.3, 5.3, 8.3

Decimal5257808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#503A50 #395039

Analogous

#443950 #503945

Triadic

#505039 #395050

Tetradic

#504539 #395039 #394450

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#503A50

#634F63

#766576

#8A7B8A

#9D919D

#B1A7B1

#C4BDC4

#D8D3D8

#EBE9EB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#503A50

#473347

#3E2D3E

#352635

#2C202C

#231923

#1A131A

#110C11

#080608

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

10.18:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.06:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.73:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.75:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #503A50; }

.text-color { color: #503A50; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #503A50; }

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