What color is #506796?

#506796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506796?

The RGB value is 80, 103, 150: 80 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506796?

The complementary color is #967F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506796?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506796 color

#506796 rgb(80, 103, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506796 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 40.4% green and 58.8% blue (80, 103, 150).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 30% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Sea of Galilee (#466590), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#506796 color codes

HEX	`#506796`
RGB	`rgb(80, 103, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 40.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 30%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 47%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 31%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, 4.74, -28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 28.75, 279.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.662, 13.607, 30.755)`
Decimal	`5269398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506796, 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 #506796	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506796 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #506796 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506796; }
.text { color: #506796; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506796; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 103 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506796, #5c5096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #506796?: #506796 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Sea of Galilee. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506796?: The RGB value is 80, 103, 150: 80 red, 103 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506796?: The complementary color is #967F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506796?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.