What color is #505F7F?

#505F7F 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 #505F7F?

The RGB value is 80, 95, 127: 80 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505F7F?

The complementary color is #7F7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505F7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505F7F color

#505F7F rgb(80, 95, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505F7F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 37.3% green and 49.8% blue (80, 95, 127).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#505F7F color codes

HEX	`#505F7F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 95, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 37.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 25%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.28, 2.76, -19.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.28, 19.95, 277.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.23, 11.422, 21.687)`
Decimal	`5267327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505F7F, 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 #505F7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505F7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #505F7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505f7f; }
.text { color: #505f7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505f7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 95 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505f7f, #59507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #505F7F?: #505F7F 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 #505F7F?: The RGB value is 80, 95, 127: 80 red, 95 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505F7F?: The complementary color is #7F7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505F7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.