#504966

A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #504966

When working with digital screens, the color #504966 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 73, 102).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 22% cyan and 28% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 254.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#504966
RGB80, 73, 102
HSL254.5°, 16.6%, 34.3%
CMYK22%, 28%, 0%, 60%
HSV254.5°, 28.4%, 40.0%
LAB32.8, 9.7, -15.8
XYZ8.1, 7.4, 13.6
Decimal5261670

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.45:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.07:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.11:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #504966; }
.text-color { color: #504966; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #504966; }

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Dimgray
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