#505b8e

Color #505b8e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.93 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#505b8e

RGB

rgb(80, 91, 142)

HSL

hsl(229.4, 27.9%, 43.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.4, 43.7%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(39.82, 9.76, -29.58)

LCH

lch(39.82, 31.15, 288.26)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.0833, 273.65)

HWB

hwb(229.4, 31.4%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8350

Analogous

#507a8e

#505b8e

#64508e

Triadic

#505b8e

#8e505b

#5b8e50

Split-complementary

#505b8e

#8e6450

#7a8e50

Tetradic

#505b8e

#83508e

#8e8350

#5b8e50

Square

#505b8e

#8e507a

#8e8350

#508e64

Shades

Color #505b8e mixed toward black.

#434c76

#353d5f

#282d47

#1b1e2f

#0d0f18

Tints

Color #505b8e mixed toward white.

#6571a8

#848eba

#a3aacb

#c2c6dc

#e0e3ee

Tones

Color #505b8e mixed toward gray.

#555e89

#5a6284

#5f657e

#656879

#6a6c74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555584 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#545381 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#517b79 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 18.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505b8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505b8e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#505b8e (#505b8e) is rgb(80, 91, 142) in RGB.

No, #505b8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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