What color is #506180?

#506180 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 #506180?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 128: 80 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506180?

The complementary color is #806F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506180?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506180 color

#506180 rgb(80, 97, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506180 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 50.2% blue (80, 97, 128).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#506180 color codes

HEX	`#506180`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 38%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 24%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.92, 1.81, -19.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.92, 19.48, 275.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.478, 11.813, 22.093)`
Decimal	`5267840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506180, 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 #506180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #506180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506180; }
.text { color: #506180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506180, #575080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #506180?: #506180 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 #506180?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 128: 80 red, 97 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506180?: The complementary color is #806F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506180?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.