What color is #506C85?

#506C85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #506C85?

The RGB value is 80, 108, 133: 80 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #506C85?

The complementary color is #856950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #506C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#506C85 color

#506C85 rgb(80, 108, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #506C85 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 42.4% green and 52.2% blue (80, 108, 133).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#506C85 color codes

HEX	`#506C85`
RGB	`rgb(80, 108, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 42.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 19%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, -3.41, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 17.38, 258.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.903, 14.123, 24.232)`
Decimal	`5270661`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #506C85, 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 #506C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#506C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #506C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #506c85; }
.text { color: #506c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #506c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 108 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #506c85, #505285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #506C85?: #506C85 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #506C85?: The RGB value is 80, 108, 133: 80 red, 108 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #506C85?: The complementary color is #856950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #506C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.