What color is #504E72?

#504E72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504E72?

The RGB value is 80, 78, 114: 80 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504E72?

The complementary color is #70724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504E72 color

#504E72 rgb(80, 78, 114)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504E72 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.6% green and 44.7% blue (80, 78, 114).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 19% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#504E72 color codes

HEX	`#504E72`
RGB	`rgb(80, 78, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 19%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 32%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 32%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.74, 9.77, -20.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.74, 22.55, 295.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.069, 8.369, 17.054)`
Decimal	`5262962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504E72, 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 #504E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #504E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504e72; }
.text { color: #504e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 78 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504e72, #624e72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #504E72?: #504E72 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504E72?: The RGB value is 80, 78, 114: 80 red, 78 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504E72?: The complementary color is #70724E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.