What color is #507BCE?

#507BCE is a moderate azure known as Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Serenity’s Reign?

The RGB value is 80, 123, 206: 80 red, 123 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Serenity’s Reign?

The complementary color is #CEA350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #507BCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Serenity’s Reign color: hex code #507BCE

#507BCE rgb(80, 123, 206)

Shades of blue

Serenity’s Reign has the hex code #507BCE. It is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 48.2% green and 80.8% blue (80, 123, 206).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 56% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

Serenity’s Reign (#507BCE) color codes

HEX	`#507BCE`
RGB	`rgb(80, 123, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 48.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 56%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 61%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 40%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, 10.8, -47.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 48.65, 282.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.528, 20.326, 61.169)`
Decimal	`5274574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Serenity’s Reign, 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 #507BCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#507BCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	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 #507BCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #507bce; }
.text { color: #507bce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #507bce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 123 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #507bce, #6450ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Azure.

See #507BCE on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #507BCE?: #507BCE is a moderate azure known as Serenity’s Reign. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Serenity’s Reign?: The RGB value is 80, 123, 206: 80 red, 123 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Serenity’s Reign?: The complementary color is #CEA350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #507BCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.