#505FBD

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Royalblue.

About #505FBD

At its core, #505FBD is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Royalblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 95 parts green, and 189 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. The color uses 58% Cyan, 50% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 26% Black. The HSL representation is 231.7° hue, 45.2% saturation, and 52.7% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#505FBD
RGB80, 95, 189
HSL231.7°, 45.2%, 52.7%
CMYK58%, 50%, 0%, 26%
HSV231.7°, 57.7%, 74.1%
LAB43.6, 22.5, -51.4
XYZ16.6, 13.6, 49.9
Decimal5267389

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.71:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.41:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.16:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #505FBD; }
.text-color { color: #505FBD; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #505FBD; }

Similar Colors

Royalblue
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