What color is #50577D?

#50577D 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 #50577D?

The RGB value is 80, 87, 125: 80 red, 87 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50577D?

The complementary color is #7D7650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50577D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50577D color

#50577D rgb(80, 87, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50577D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.1% green and 49% blue (80, 87, 125).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% 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 7:1).

#50577D color codes

HEX	`#50577D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 87, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 30%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.85, 7.18, -22.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.85, 23.44, 287.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.417, 10.002, 20.78)`
Decimal	`5265277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50577D, 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 #50577D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50577D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #50577D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50577d; }
.text { color: #50577d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50577d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 87 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50577d, #60507d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #50577D?: #50577D 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 #50577D?: The RGB value is 80, 87, 125: 80 red, 87 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50577D?: The complementary color is #7D7650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50577D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.