#506DAF

A medium, moderate blue closely aligning with Steelblue.

About #506DAF

Visually, #506DAF is defined as a moderate blue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Steelblue. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 109, and 175.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 54% cyan and 38% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#506DAF
RGB80, 109, 175
HSL221.7°, 37.3%, 50.0%
CMYK54%, 38%, 0%, 31%
HSV221.7°, 54.3%, 68.6%
LAB46.6, 9.1, -38.4
XYZ16.5, 15.7, 42.7
Decimal5270959

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.06:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.15:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.53:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

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

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