What color is #505E7E?

#505E7E 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 #505E7E?

The RGB value is 80, 94, 126: 80 red, 94 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505E7E?

The complementary color is #7E7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505E7E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505E7E color

#505E7E rgb(80, 94, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505E7E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green and 49.4% blue (80, 94, 126).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Deep Indigo (#4C567A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#505E7E color codes

HEX	`#505E7E`
RGB	`rgb(80, 94, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 25%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, 3.09, -19.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 19.92, 278.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.076, 11.217, 21.316)`
Decimal	`5267070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505E7E, 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 #505E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #505E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505e7e; }
.text { color: #505e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 94 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505e7e, #59507e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #505E7E?: #505E7E 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 #505E7E?: The RGB value is 80, 94, 126: 80 red, 94 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505E7E?: The complementary color is #7E7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505E7E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.