#506b95

Color #506b95

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.57 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#506b95

RGB

rgb(80, 107, 149)

HSL

hsl(216.5, 30.1%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.5, 46.3%, 58.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)

LAB

lab(44.79, 1.98, -26.01)

LCH

lch(44.79, 26.09, 274.35)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0741, 259.02)

HWB

hwb(216.5, 31.4%, 41.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#957a50

Analogous

#508d95

#506b95

#575095

Triadic

#506b95

#95506b

#6b9550

Split-complementary

#506b95

#955750

#8d9550

Tetradic

#506b95

#7a5095

#957a50

#6b9550

Square

#506b95

#95508d

#957a50

#509557

Shades

Color #506b95 mixed toward black.

#43597c

#354763

#28364a

#1b2432

#0d1219

Tints

Color #506b95 mixed toward white.

#6782ad

#859bbe

#a4b4ce

#c2cdde

#e1e6ef

Tones

Color #506b95 mixed toward gray.

#566c8f

#5c6e89

#616f84

#67707e

#6d7178

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.88:1

White text reads better on this background (5.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d8c · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#5b598a · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#528583 · ΔE 21.7

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 16.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #506b95;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#506b95]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#506b95 (#506b95) is rgb(80, 107, 149) in RGB.

No, #506b95 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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