What color is #505082?

#505082 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505082?

The RGB value is 80, 80, 130: 80 red, 80 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505082?

The complementary color is #828250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505082?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505082 color

#505082 rgb(80, 80, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505082 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.4% green and 51% blue (80, 80, 130).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#505082 color codes

HEX	`#505082`
RGB	`rgb(80, 80, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 38%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 13.13, -28.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 31.04, 295.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.205, 9.054, 22.325)`
Decimal	`5263490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505082, 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 #505082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #505082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505082; }
.text { color: #505082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 80 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505082, #695082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505082?: #505082 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Tangent Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505082?: The RGB value is 80, 80, 130: 80 red, 80 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505082?: The complementary color is #828250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505082?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.