What color is #506181?

#506181 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 #506181?

The RGB value is 80, 97, 129: 80 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506181?

The complementary color is #817050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506181?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506181 color

#506181 rgb(80, 97, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506181 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38% green and 50.6% blue (80, 97, 129).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#506181 color codes

HEX	`#506181`
RGB	`rgb(80, 97, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 2.1, -19.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 20.04, 276.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.544, 11.839, 22.442)`
Decimal	`5267841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506181, 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 #506181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #506181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506181; }
.text { color: #506181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 97 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506181, #575081); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #506181?: #506181 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 #506181?: The RGB value is 80, 97, 129: 80 red, 97 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506181?: The complementary color is #817050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506181?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.