What color is #50507F?

#50507F is a grayish blue known as Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Tangent Periwinkle?

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

What is the complementary color of Tangent Periwinkle?

The complementary color is #7F7F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50507F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Tangent Periwinkle color: hex code #50507F

#50507F rgb(80, 80, 127)

Shades of blue

Tangent Periwinkle has the hex code #50507F. It is a grayish blue.

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

Its hue angle is 240°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F) color codes

HEX	`#50507F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 80, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 37%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, 12.23, -26.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 29.21, 294.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.007, 8.975, 21.28)`
Decimal	`5263487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Tangent Periwinkle, 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 #50507F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50507F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #50507F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50507f; }
.text { color: #50507f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50507f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 80 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50507f, #68507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

See #50507F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #50507F?: #50507F is a grayish blue known as Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Tangent Periwinkle?: The RGB value is 80, 80, 127: 80 red, 80 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Tangent Periwinkle?: The complementary color is #7F7F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50507F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.