#505b6e

Color #505b6e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#505b6e

RGB

rgb(80, 91, 110)

HSL

hsl(218, 15.8%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 27.3%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.3%, 17.3%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(38.4, 0.48, -12.23)

LCH

lch(38.4, 12.24, 272.25)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0339, 261.34)

HWB

hwb(218, 31.4%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e6350

Analogous

#506a6e

#505b6e

#54506e

Triadic

#505b6e

#6e505b

#5b6e50

Split-complementary

#505b6e

#6e5450

#6a6e50

Tetradic

#505b6e

#63506e

#6e6350

#5b6e50

Square

#505b6e

#6e506a

#6e6350

#506e54

Shades

Color #505b6e mixed toward black.

#434c5c

#353d49

#282e37

#1b1e25

#0d0f12

Tints

Color #505b6e mixed toward white.

#67758d

#8490a5

#a2acbc

#c1c7d2

#e0e3e9

Tones

Color #505b6e mixed toward gray.

#535c6c

#555c69

#585d67

#5a5e64

#5d5e62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.06:1

White text reads better on this background (6.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55556a · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#545369 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#516666 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505b6e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505b6e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#505b6e (#505b6e) is rgb(80, 91, 110) in RGB.

No, #505b6e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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