What color is #505190?

#505190 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505190?

The RGB value is 80, 81, 144: 80 red, 81 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505190?

The complementary color is #908F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505190?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505190 color

#505190 rgb(80, 81, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505190 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 31.8% green and 56.5% blue (80, 81, 144).

Its hue angle is 239°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Twilight (#4E518B), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#505190 color codes

HEX	`#505190`
RGB	`rgb(80, 81, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 31.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(239, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(239, 44%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 44%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, 16.77, -35.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 38.85, 295.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.283, 9.603, 27.639)`
Decimal	`5263760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505190, 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 #505190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #505190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505190; }
.text { color: #505190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 81 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505190, #6f5090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505190?: #505190 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Twilight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505190?: The RGB value is 80, 81, 144: 80 red, 81 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505190?: The complementary color is #908F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505190?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.