#505868

Color #505868

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#505868

RGB

rgb(80, 88, 104)

HSL

hsl(220, 13%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 23.1%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 15.4%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(37.27, 0.76, -10.23)

LCH

lch(37.27, 10.26, 274.25)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.028, 264.27)

HWB

hwb(220, 31.4%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686050

Analogous

#506468

#505868

#545068

Triadic

#505868

#685058

#586850

Split-complementary

#505868

#685450

#646850

Tetradic

#505868

#605068

#686050

#586850

Square

#505868

#685064

#686050

#506854

Shades

Color #505868 mixed toward black.

#434957

#353b45

#282c34

#1b1d23

#0d0f11

Tints

Color #505868 mixed toward white.

#687287

#848ea0

#a3aab8

#c2c6d0

#e0e3e7

Tones

Color #505868 mixed toward gray.

#525966

#545964

#565a62

#585b60

#5a5b5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.94:1

White text reads better on this background (7.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545464 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#535264 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#506161 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505868;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505868]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#505868 (#505868) is rgb(80, 88, 104) in RGB.

No, #505868 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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