#505e7e

Color #505e7e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 16.64 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#505e7e

RGB

rgb(80, 94, 126)

HSL

hsl(221.7, 22.3%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.7, 36.5%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.5%, 25.4%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(39.94, 3.09, -19.68)

LCH

lch(39.94, 19.92, 278.92)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0546, 266.12)

HWB

hwb(221.7, 31.4%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e7050

Analogous

#50757e

#505e7e

#59507e

Triadic

#505e7e

#7e505e

#5e7e50

Split-complementary

#505e7e

#7e5950

#757e50

Tetradic

#505e7e

#70507e

#7e7050

#5e7e50

Square

#505e7e

#7e5075

#7e7050

#507e59

Shades

Color #505e7e mixed toward black.

#434e69

#353f54

#282f3f

#1b1f2a

#0d1015

Tints

Color #505e7e mixed toward white.

#64759d

#8391b0

#a2acc4

#c1c8d8

#e0e3eb

Tones

Color #505e7e mixed toward gray.

#54607a

#586176

#5c6373

#5f646f

#63666b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565777 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#565476 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#517270 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 13.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #505e7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505e7e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#505e7e (#505e7e) is rgb(80, 94, 126) in RGB.

No, #505e7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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