What color is #505E84?

#505E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505E84?

The RGB value is 80, 94, 132: 80 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505E84?

The complementary color is #847650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505E84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505E84 color

#505E84 rgb(80, 94, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505E84 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 36.9% green and 51.8% blue (80, 94, 132).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#505E84 color codes

HEX	`#505E84`
RGB	`rgb(80, 94, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 36.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 29%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.21, 4.84, -22.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.21, 23.42, 281.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.475, 11.376, 23.417)`
Decimal	`5267076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505E84, 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 #505E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #505E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505e84; }
.text { color: #505e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 94 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505e84, #5c5084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505E84?: #505E84 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505E84?: The RGB value is 80, 94, 132: 80 red, 94 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505E84?: The complementary color is #847650, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505E84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.