What color is #504A84?

#504A84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504A84?

The RGB value is 80, 74, 132: 80 red, 74 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504A84?

The complementary color is #7E844A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504A84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504A84 color

#504A84 rgb(80, 74, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504A84 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 29% green and 51.8% blue (80, 74, 132).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#504A84 color codes

HEX	`#504A84`
RGB	`rgb(80, 74, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 29%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 44%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 44%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.54, 17.59, -31.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.54, 36.34, 298.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.921, 8.269, 22.899)`
Decimal	`5261956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504A84, 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 #504A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #504A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504a84; }
.text { color: #504a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 74 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504a84, #6d4a84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #504A84?: #504A84 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504A84?: The RGB value is 80, 74, 132: 80 red, 74 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504A84?: The complementary color is #7E844A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504A84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.