What color is #50617C?

#50617C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50617C?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 124: 80 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50617C?

The complementary color is #7C6B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50617C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50617C color

#50617C rgb(80, 97, 124)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50617C is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 48.6% blue (80, 97, 124).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 22% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#50617C color codes

HEX	`#50617C`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 22%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 35%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 22%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.75, 0.66, -17.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.75, 17.23, 272.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.22, 11.71, 20.734)`
Decimal	`5267836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50617C, 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 #50617C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50617C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #50617C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50617c; }
.text { color: #50617c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50617c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50617c, #55507c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #50617C?: #50617C is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50617C?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 124: 80 red, 97 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50617C?: The complementary color is #7C6B50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50617C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.