What color is #505285?

#505285 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 #505285?

The RGB value is 80, 82, 133: 80 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505285?

The complementary color is #858350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505285?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505285 color

#505285 rgb(80, 82, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505285 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.2% green and 52.2% blue (80, 82, 133).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Tangent Periwinkle (#50507F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#505285 color codes

HEX	`#505285`
RGB	`rgb(80, 82, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 38%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 12.75, -28.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 31.53, 293.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.558, 9.433, 23.45)`
Decimal	`5264005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505285, 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 #505285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #505285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505285; }
.text { color: #505285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 82 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505285, #695085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505285?: #505285 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 #505285?: The RGB value is 80, 82, 133: 80 red, 82 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505285?: The complementary color is #858350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505285?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.