#506D7C
A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.
About #506D7C
Visually, #506D7C is defined as a muted blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Slategray. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(80, 109, 124).
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 35% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow, and 51% black. With a hue angle of 200.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#506D7C
RGB80, 109, 124
HSL200.5°, 21.6%, 40.0%
CMYK35%, 12%, 0%, 51%
HSV200.5°, 35.5%, 48.6%
LAB44.4, -6.5, -11.7
XYZ12.4, 14.1, 21.1
Decimal5270908
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
5.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.82:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.25:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #506D7C;
}
.text-color {
color: #506D7C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #506D7C;
}