What color is #50829B?

#50829B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #50829B?

The RGB value is 80, 130, 155: 80 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #50829B?

The complementary color is #9B6950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #50829B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#50829B color

#50829B rgb(80, 130, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #50829B is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 31.4% red, 51% green and 60.8% blue (80, 130, 155).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Underwater Moonlight (#4488AA), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#50829B color codes

HEX	`#50829B`
RGB	`rgb(80, 130, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(31.4%, 51%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 16%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.88, -9.74, -18.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.88, 21, 242.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.205, 20.036, 33.965)`
Decimal	`5276315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #50829B, 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 #50829B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#50829B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	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 #50829B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #50829b; }
.text { color: #50829b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #50829b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(80 130 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #50829b, #505c9b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #50829B?: #50829B is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #50829B?: The RGB value is 80, 130, 155: 80 red, 130 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #50829B?: The complementary color is #9B6950, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #50829B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.