#50578A

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #50578A

At its core, #50578A is a medium and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 87, and 138.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 42% cyan, 37% magenta, 0% yellow, and 46% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50578A
RGB80, 87, 138
HSL232.8°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK42%, 37%, 0%, 46%
HSV232.8°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB38.5, 11.1, -29.3
XYZ11.3, 10.4, 25.4
Decimal5265290

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.84:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.07:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.61:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50578A; }
.text-color { color: #50578A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50578A; }

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