#50758A

A medium, muted blue closely aligning with Slategray.

About #50758A

At its core, #50758A is a medium and muted hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Slategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 80, 117, and 138.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 42% C, 15% M, 0% Y, and 46% K. The HSL representation is 201.7° hue, 26.6% saturation, and 42.7% 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. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#50758A
RGB80, 117, 138
HSL201.7°, 26.6%, 42.7%
CMYK42%, 15%, 0%, 46%
HSV201.7°, 42.0%, 54.1%
LAB47.3, -7.3, -15.6
XYZ14.3, 16.3, 26.4
Decimal5272970

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.25:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.72:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.62:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #50758A; }
.text-color { color: #50758A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #50758A; }

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