What color is #506A86?

#506A86 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506A86?

The RGB value is 80, 106, 134: 80 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506A86?

The complementary color is #866C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506A86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506A86 color

#506A86 rgb(80, 106, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506A86 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 41.6% green and 52.5% blue (80, 106, 134).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 5.6:1).

#506A86 color codes

HEX	`#506A86`
RGB	`rgb(80, 106, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 41.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 40%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 21%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, -1.92, -18.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 18.6, 264.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.764, 13.734, 24.528)`
Decimal	`5270150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506A86, 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 #506A86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506A86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #506A86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506a86; }
.text { color: #506a86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506a86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 106 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506a86, #515086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #506A86?: #506A86 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506A86?: The RGB value is 80, 106, 134: 80 red, 106 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506A86?: The complementary color is #866C50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506A86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.