#505a78

Color #505a78

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.06 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#505a78

RGB

rgb(80, 90, 120)

HSL

hsl(225, 20%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 33.3%, 47.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 25%, 0%, 52.9%)

LAB

lab(38.5, 3.86, -18.22)

LCH

lch(38.5, 18.62, 281.96)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.0504, 270.11)

HWB

hwb(225, 31.4%, 52.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#786e50

Analogous

#506e78

#505a78

#5a5078

Triadic

#505a78

#78505a

#5a7850

Split-complementary

#505a78

#785a50

#6e7850

Tetradic

#505a78

#6e5078

#786e50

#5a7850

Square

#505a78

#78506e

#786e50

#50785a

Shades

Color #505a78 mixed toward black.

#434b64

#353c50

#282d3c

#1b1e28

#0d0f14

Tints

Color #505a78 mixed toward white.

#657197

#838dac

#a2aac1

#c1c6d6

#e0e3ea

Tones

Color #505a78 mixed toward gray.

#535c75

#575d71

#5a5f6e

#5d616b

#616267

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555572 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#545370 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#516c6b · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505a78;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505a78]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#505a78 (#505a78) is rgb(80, 90, 120) in RGB.

No, #505a78 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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