What color is #505D96?

#505D96 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 #505D96?

The RGB value is 80, 93, 150: 80 red, 93 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505D96?

The complementary color is #968950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505D96?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505D96 color

#505D96 rgb(80, 93, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505D96 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.5% green and 58.8% blue (80, 93, 150).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Piccadilly Purple (#51588E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#505D96 color codes

HEX	`#505D96`
RGB	`rgb(80, 93, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.5%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 47%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 38%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, 11, -32.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 34.65, 288.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.726, 11.735, 30.443)`
Decimal	`5266838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505D96, 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 #505D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #505D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505d96; }
.text { color: #505d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 93 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505d96, #665096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sapphire.

Questions

What color is #505D96?: #505D96 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 #505D96?: The RGB value is 80, 93, 150: 80 red, 93 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505D96?: The complementary color is #968950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505D96?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.