What color is #50647F?

#50647F is a grayish azure known as Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Admiral Blue?

The RGB value is 80, 100, 127: 80 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Admiral Blue?

The complementary color is #7F6B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50647F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Admiral Blue color: hex code #50647F

#50647F rgb(80, 100, 127)

Shades of blue

Admiral Blue has the hex code #50647F. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 39.2% green and 49.8% blue (80, 100, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

Admiral Blue (#50647F) color codes

HEX	`#50647F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 100, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 39.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, -0.32, -17.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 17.48, 268.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.695, 12.352, 21.842)`
Decimal	`5268607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Admiral Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #50647F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50647F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #50647F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50647f; }
.text { color: #50647f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50647f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 100 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50647f, #54507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

See #50647F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #50647F?: #50647F is a grayish azure known as Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Admiral Blue?: The RGB value is 80, 100, 127: 80 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Admiral Blue?: The complementary color is #7F6B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50647F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.