#505792
A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Darkslateblue.
About #505792
When working with digital screens, the color #505792 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 87 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.
When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. Its ink density profile breaks down to 45% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow, and 43% black. The HSL representation is 233.6° hue, 29.2% saturation, and 44.3% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.