What color is #505A8B?

#505A8B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505A8B?

The RGB value is 80, 90, 139: 80 red, 90 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505A8B?

The complementary color is #8B8150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505A8B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505A8B color

#505A8B rgb(80, 90, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505A8B is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 35.3% green and 54.5% blue (80, 90, 139).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 27% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#505A8B color codes

HEX	`#505A8B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 90, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 35.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 27%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.38, 9.47, -28.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.38, 29.99, 288.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.623, 10.881, 25.909)`
Decimal	`5266059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505A8B, 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 #505A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #505A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505a8b; }
.text { color: #505a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 90 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505a8b, #64508b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505A8B?: #505A8B is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Piccadilly Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505A8B?: The RGB value is 80, 90, 139: 80 red, 90 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505A8B?: The complementary color is #8B8150, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505A8B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.