What color is #505879?

#505879 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 #505879?

The RGB value is 80, 88, 121: 80 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505879?

The complementary color is #797150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505879?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505879 color

#505879 rgb(80, 88, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505879 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 34.5% green and 47.5% blue (80, 88, 121).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 27% 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 6.97:1).

#505879 color codes

HEX	`#505879`
RGB	`rgb(80, 88, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 34.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.96, 5.4, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.96, 20.41, 285.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.248, 10.065, 19.488)`
Decimal	`5265529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505879, 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 #505879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	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 #505879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505879; }
.text { color: #505879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 88 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505879, #5c5079); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505879?: #505879 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 #505879?: The RGB value is 80, 88, 121: 80 red, 88 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505879?: The complementary color is #797150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505879?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.