#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

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

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; }

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