What color is #505F7D?

#505F7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505F7D?

The RGB value is 80, 95, 125: 80 red, 95 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505F7D?

The complementary color is #7D6E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505F7D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505F7D color

#505F7D rgb(80, 95, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505F7D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 37.3% green and 49% blue (80, 95, 125).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#505F7D color codes

HEX	`#505F7D`
RGB	`rgb(80, 95, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 37.3%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 24%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.2, 2.18, -18.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.2, 18.8, 276.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.101, 11.37, 21.008)`
Decimal	`5267325`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505F7D, 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 #505F7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505F7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #505F7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505f7d; }
.text { color: #505f7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505f7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 95 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505f7d, #58507d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #505F7D?: #505F7D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505F7D?: The RGB value is 80, 95, 125: 80 red, 95 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505F7D?: The complementary color is #7D6E50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505F7D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.