#505D8B Color

#505D8B is rgb(80, 93, 139) in RGB and hsl(227, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#505D8B

HEX#505D8B

RGBrgb(80, 93, 139)

HSLhsl(227, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(227, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(48.8% 0.076 271.3)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 33%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505D8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.4:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.28:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505D8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505D8B Complementary#8B7E50 Analogous#507A8B Analogous#61508B Triadic#8B505D Triadic#5D8B50

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505D8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#606FA4 #7A86B3 #949EC2 #ABB3CF #C5CADD #DFE2EC

Shades

#455078 #3C4568 #303854 #272D44 #1C2031 #131620

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