#505EA5 Color

#505EA5 is rgb(80, 94, 165) in RGB and hsl(230, 35%, 48%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#505EA5

HEX#505EA5

RGBrgb(80, 94, 165)

HSLhsl(230, 35%, 48%)

HSVhsv(230, 52%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.114 273.3)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 43%, 0%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #505EA5 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.49:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #505EA5 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#505EA5 Complementary#A59750 Analogous#5089A5 Analogous#6C50A5 Triadic#A5505E Triadic#5EA550

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #505EA5, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6471B4 #7C87C0 #949ECC #B0B7D9 #C8CDE4 #E0E3F0

Shades

#465291 #3A4478 #303964 #262D4F #1C213B #111422

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