#50496D
A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Dimgray.
About #50496D
At its core, #50496D is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 80 red, 73 green, and 109 blue.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 27% Cyan, 33% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57% Black. With a hue angle of 251.7 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#50496D
RGB80, 73, 109
HSL251.7°, 19.8%, 35.7%
CMYK27%, 33%, 0%, 57%
HSV251.7°, 33.0%, 42.7%
LAB33.1, 11.6, -19.8
XYZ8.5, 7.6, 15.5
Decimal5261677
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.35:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.14:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #50496D;
}
.text-color {
color: #50496D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #50496D;
}