#505272

Color #505272

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#505272

RGB

rgb(80, 82, 114)

HSL

hsl(236.5, 17.5%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.5, 29.8%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(35.9, 7.22, -18.54)

LCH

lch(35.9, 19.9, 291.28)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0522, 281.27)

HWB

hwb(236.5, 31.4%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727050

Analogous

#506372

#505272

#5f5072

Triadic

#505272

#725052

#527250

Split-complementary

#505272

#725f50

#637250

Tetradic

#505272

#705072

#727050

#527250

Square

#505272

#725063

#727050

#50725f

Shades

Color #505272 mixed toward black.

#43445f

#35374c

#282939

#1b1b26

#0d0e13

Tints

Color #505272 mixed toward white.

#666891

#8385a8

#a2a4be

#c1c2d4

#e0e1e9

Tones

Color #505272 mixed toward gray.

#53546f

#56576c

#585969

#5b5c67

#5e5e64

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51516b · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#51516a · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#506664 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 14.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #505272;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505272]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#505272 (#505272) is rgb(80, 82, 114) in RGB.

No, #505272 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #505272, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast