What color is #505567?

#505567 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505567?

The RGB value is 80, 85, 103: 80 red, 85 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505567?

The complementary color is #676250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505567?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505567 color

#505567 rgb(80, 85, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #505567 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.3% green and 40.4% blue (80, 85, 103).

Its hue angle is 227°, with 13% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#505567 color codes

HEX	`#505567`
RGB	`rgb(80, 85, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.3%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(227, 13%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(227, 22%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.33, 2.37, -11.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.33, 11.27, 282.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.004, 9.182, 14.127)`
Decimal	`5264743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505567, 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 #505567	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505567 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #505567 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505567; }
.text { color: #505567; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505567; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 85 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505567, #575067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505567?: #505567 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505567?: The RGB value is 80, 85, 103: 80 red, 85 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505567?: The complementary color is #676250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505567?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.