#50506D
A dark, muted blue closely aligning with Dimgray.
About #50506D
At its core, #50506D is a dark and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 80, and 109.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 27% Cyan, 27% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 57% Black. The HSL representation is 240.0° hue, 15.3% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.
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#50506D
RGB80, 80, 109
HSL240.0°, 15.3%, 37.1%
CMYK27%, 27%, 0%, 57%
HSV240.0°, 26.6%, 42.7%
LAB35.1, 7.1, -16.7
XYZ8.9, 8.5, 15.6
Decimal5263469
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.75:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.71:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #50506D;
}
.text-color {
color: #50506D;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #50506D;
}