What color is #50537C?

#50537C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50537C?

The RGB value is 80, 83, 124: 80 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50537C?

The complementary color is #7C7950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50537C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50537C color

#50537C rgb(80, 83, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50537C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 32.5% green and 48.6% blue (80, 83, 124).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dusk (#4E5481), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#50537C color codes

HEX	`#50537C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 83, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 32.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 33%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.64, 9.43, -23.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.64, 25.38, 291.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.039, 9.347, 20.34)`
Decimal	`5264252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50537C, 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 #50537C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50537C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #50537C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50537c; }
.text { color: #50537c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50537c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 83 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50537c, #63507c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #50537C?: #50537C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dusk. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50537C?: The RGB value is 80, 83, 124: 80 red, 83 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50537C?: The complementary color is #7C7950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50537C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.