What color is #505779?

#505779 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 #505779?

The RGB value is 80, 87, 121: 80 red, 87 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505779?

The complementary color is #797250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505779?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505779 color

#505779 rgb(80, 87, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505779 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.1% green and 47.5% blue (80, 87, 121).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 28% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

#505779 color codes

HEX	`#505779`
RGB	`rgb(80, 87, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 28%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, 6.03, -20.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 21.01, 286.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.167, 9.902, 19.461)`
Decimal	`5265273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505779, 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 #505779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#505779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #505779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505779; }
.text { color: #505779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 87 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505779, #5e5079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505779?: #505779 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 #505779?: The RGB value is 80, 87, 121: 80 red, 87 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505779?: The complementary color is #797250, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505779?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.