What color is #50637F?

#50637F 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 #50637F?

The RGB value is 80, 99, 127: 80 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50637F?

The complementary color is #7F6C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50637F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50637F color

#50637F rgb(80, 99, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50637F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 38.8% green and 49.8% blue (80, 99, 127).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#50637F color codes

HEX	`#50637F`
RGB	`rgb(80, 99, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 38.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 22%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.47, 0.29, -17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.47, 17.94, 270.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.6, 12.161, 21.811)`
Decimal	`5268351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50637F, 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 #50637F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#50637F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #50637F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50637f; }
.text { color: #50637f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50637f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 99 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50637f, #54507f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #50637F?: #50637F 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 #50637F?: The RGB value is 80, 99, 127: 80 red, 99 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50637F?: The complementary color is #7F6C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50637F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.