#505B8B Color

#505B8B is rgb(80, 91, 139) in RGB and hsl(229, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#505B8B

HEX#505B8B

RGBrgb(80, 91, 139)

HSLhsl(229, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(229, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.079 273.3)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 35%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505B8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.54:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.21:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505B8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505B8B Complementary#8B8050 Analogous#50798B Analogous#63508B Triadic#8B505B Triadic#5B8B50

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505B8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606DA4 #7A85B3 #949CC2 #ABB1CF #C5C9DD #DFE1EC

Shades

#454E78 #3C4468 #303754 #272C44 #1C2031 #131520

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