What color is #506679?

#506679 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506679?

The RGB value is 80, 102, 121: 80 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506679?

The complementary color is #796350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506679?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506679 color

#506679 rgb(80, 102, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506679 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40% green and 47.5% blue (80, 102, 121).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 20% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Market (#4C6177), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#506679 color codes

HEX	`#506679`
RGB	`rgb(80, 102, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 20%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 34%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 16%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.14, -3.22, -13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.14, 13.67, 256.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.51, 12.588, 19.909)`
Decimal	`5269113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506679, 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 #506679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #506679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506679; }
.text { color: #506679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 102 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506679, #505279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #506679?: #506679 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Market. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506679?: The RGB value is 80, 102, 121: 80 red, 102 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506679?: The complementary color is #796350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506679?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.