What color is #50488A?

#50488A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50488A?

The RGB value is 80, 72, 138: 80 red, 72 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50488A?

The complementary color is #828A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50488A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50488A color

#50488A rgb(80, 72, 138)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50488A is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 28.2% green and 54.1% blue (80, 72, 138).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 31% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 48% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#50488A color codes

HEX	`#50488A`
RGB	`rgb(80, 72, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 28.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 31%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 48%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 48%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.34, 20.7, -35.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.34, 41.35, 300.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.212, 8.175, 25.08)`
Decimal	`5261450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50488A, 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 #50488A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50488A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #50488A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50488a; }
.text { color: #50488a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50488a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 72 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50488a, #71488a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50488A?: #50488A is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50488A?: The RGB value is 80, 72, 138: 80 red, 72 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50488A?: The complementary color is #828A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50488A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.