#505b9d

Color #505b9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#505b9d

RGB

rgb(80, 91, 157)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 32.5%, 46.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 49%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(49%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(40.61, 14.49, -37.34)

LCH

lch(40.61, 40.05, 291.21)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.1061, 274.71)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 31.4%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d9250

Analogous

#50829d

#505b9d

#6c509d

Triadic

#505b9d

#9d505b

#5b9d50

Split-complementary

#505b9d

#9d6c50

#829d50

Tetradic

#505b9d

#92509d

#9d9250

#5b9d50

Square

#505b9d

#9d5082

#9d9250

#509d6c

Shades

Color #505b9d mixed toward black.

#434c83

#353d69

#282e4f

#1b1e34

#0d0f1a

Tints

Color #505b9d mixed toward white.

#6873b2

#868fc2

#a5abd1

#c3c7e0

#e1e3f0

Tones

Color #505b9d mixed toward gray.

#566097

#5d6490

#63698a

#6a6d83

#70727d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.32:1

White text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555590 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#54538d · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#518683 · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#606060 · ΔE 21.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505b9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505b9d]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#505b9d (#505b9d) is rgb(80, 91, 157) in RGB.

No, #505b9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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