What color is #505D76?

#505D76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505D76?

The RGB value is 80, 93, 118: 80 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505D76?

The complementary color is #766950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505D76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505D76 color

#505D76 rgb(80, 93, 118)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505D76 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.5% green and 46.3% blue (80, 93, 118).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 19% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#505D76 color codes

HEX	`#505D76`
RGB	`rgb(80, 93, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 19%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 32%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.31, 1.43, -15.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.31, 15.82, 275.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.492, 10.842, 18.676)`
Decimal	`5266806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505D76, 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 #505D76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505D76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #505D76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505d76; }
.text { color: #505d76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505d76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 93 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505d76, #565076); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505D76?: #505D76 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505D76?: The RGB value is 80, 93, 118: 80 red, 93 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505D76?: The complementary color is #766950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505D76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.