What color is #50567B?

#50567B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50567B?

The RGB value is 80, 86, 123: 80 red, 86 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50567B?

The complementary color is #7B7550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50567B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50567B color

#50567B rgb(80, 86, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50567B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 33.7% green and 48.2% blue (80, 86, 123).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 21% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#50567B color codes

HEX	`#50567B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 86, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 33.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 21%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 35%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 30%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, 7.24, -21.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 22.85, 288.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.21, 9.791, 20.087)`
Decimal	`5265019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50567B, 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 #50567B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#50567B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #50567B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50567b; }
.text { color: #50567b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50567b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 86 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50567b, #5f507b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #50567B?: #50567B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Deep Indigo. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50567B?: The RGB value is 80, 86, 123: 80 red, 86 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50567B?: The complementary color is #7B7550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50567B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.