What color is #50517F?

#50517F 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 #50517F?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 127: 80 red, 81 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50517F?

The complementary color is #7F7E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50517F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50517F color

#50517F rgb(80, 81, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50517F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 49.8% blue (80, 81, 127).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#50517F color codes

HEX	`#50517F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 36%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 11.59, -26.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 28.54, 293.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.08, 9.122, 21.304)`
Decimal	`5263743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50517F, 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 #50517F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50517F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #50517F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50517f; }
.text { color: #50517f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50517f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50517f, #66507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #50517F?: #50517F 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 #50517F?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 127: 80 red, 81 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50517F?: The complementary color is #7F7E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50517F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.