#506E8B Color

#506E8B is rgb(80, 110, 139) in RGB and hsl(209, 27%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#506E8B

HEX#506E8B

RGBrgb(80, 110, 139)

HSLhsl(209, 27%, 43%)

HSVhsv(209, 42%, 55%)

OKLCHoklch(52.7% 0.058 248.1)

CMYKcmyk(42%, 21%, 0%, 45%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #506E8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text5.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.94:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #506E8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#506E8B Complementary#8B6D50 Analogous#508B8A Analogous#50518B Triadic#8B506F Triadic#6F8B50

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #506E8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6083A4 #7A97B3 #94ACC2 #ABBDCF #C5D2DD #DFE6EC

Shades

#455F78 #3C5268 #304354 #273644 #1C2731 #131A20

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