What color is #505A6F?

#505A6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A6F?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 111: 80 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A6F?

The complementary color is #6F6550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A6F color

#505A6F rgb(80, 90, 111)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505A6F is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 43.5% blue (80, 90, 111).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 16% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#505A6F color codes

HEX	`#505A6F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 16%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 19%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.14, 1.37, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.14, 13.32, 275.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.833, 10.165, 16.48)`
Decimal	`5266031`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A6F, 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 #505A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #505A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a6f; }
.text { color: #505a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a6f, #55506f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505A6F?: #505A6F is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A6F?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 111: 80 red, 90 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A6F?: The complementary color is #6F6550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.