#506D92

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #506D92

When working with digital screens, the color #506D92 is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Steelblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 109 parts green, and 146 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 45% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow, and 43% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#506D92
RGB80, 109, 146
HSL213.6°, 29.2%, 44.3%
CMYK45%, 25%, 0%, 43%
HSV213.6°, 45.2%, 57.3%
LAB45.2, -0.2, -23.5
XYZ14.0, 14.7, 29.3
Decimal5270930

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.33:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.94:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.09:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.35:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #506D92; }
.text-color { color: #506D92; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #506D92; }

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