What color is #504E86?

#504E86 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #504E86?

The RGB value is 80, 78, 134: 80 red, 78 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #504E86?

The complementary color is #84864E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #504E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#504E86 color

#504E86 rgb(80, 78, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #504E86 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 30.6% green and 52.5% blue (80, 78, 134).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 26% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#504E86 color codes

HEX	`#504E86`
RGB	`rgb(80, 78, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 30.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 26%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 42%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.74, 15.62, -31.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.74, 34.82, 296.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.335, 8.875, 23.718)`
Decimal	`5262982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #504E86, 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 #504E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#504E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #504E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #504e86; }
.text { color: #504e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #504e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 78 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #504e86, #6c4e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #504E86?: #504E86 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #504E86?: The RGB value is 80, 78, 134: 80 red, 78 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #504E86?: The complementary color is #84864E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #504E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.