HEX Color #506DF8 (Mediumslateblue)

About #506DF8

The hex code #506DF8 represents a beautifully specific shade of blue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Mediumslateblue. Its digital footprint relies on 80 parts red, 109 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 68% Cyan, 56% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. With a hue angle of 229.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the blue spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#506DF8

RGB80, 109, 248

HSL229.6°, 92.3%, 64.3%

CMYK68%, 56%, 0%, 3%

HSV229.6°, 67.7%, 97.3%

LAB51.2, 33.9, -72.7

XYZ25.7, 19.4, 91.2

Decimal5271032

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#506DF8 #F8DB4F

Analogous

#4FC0F8 #864FF8

Triadic

#F84F6C #6CF84F

Tetradic

#F84FC0 #F8DB4F #4FF887

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#506DF8

#637DF8

#768DF9

#8A9DFA

#9DADFB

#B1BEFB

#C4CEFC

#D8DEFD

#EBEEFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#506DF8

#4760DC

#3E54C0

#3548A5

#2C3C89

#23306E

#1A2452

#111837

#080C1B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.30:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA Large

4.88:1

Text on #000000

AA

4.11:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA Large

4.15:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #506DF8; }

.text-color { color: #506DF8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #506DF8; }

Similar Colors

Mediumslateblue

#7B68EE