What color is #505F83?

#505F83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #505F83?

The RGB value is 80, 95, 131: 80 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #505F83?

The complementary color is #837450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #505F83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#505F83 color

#505F83 rgb(80, 95, 131)

Shades of blue

The hex color #505F83 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 37.3% green and 51.4% blue (80, 95, 131).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wizard (#4D5B88), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#505F83 color codes

HEX	`#505F83`
RGB	`rgb(80, 95, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 37.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 27%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, 3.93, -21.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 22.27, 280.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.496, 11.528, 23.088)`
Decimal	`5267331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #505F83, 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 #505F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#505F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #505F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #505f83; }
.text { color: #505f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #505f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 95 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #505f83, #5b5083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Blue.

Questions

What color is #505F83?: #505F83 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Wizard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #505F83?: The RGB value is 80, 95, 131: 80 red, 95 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #505F83?: The complementary color is #837450, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #505F83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.