Information about #50506D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#50506D falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 80, 109) — 31.4% red, 31.4% green, 42.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted blue, #50506D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Independence (#4C516D). Slightly further away sit Enigma (#515072) and Vintage Indigo (#4A556B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(80, 80, 109)), which gives #50506D its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #50506D: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. No one has named #50506D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#50506D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#50506D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#50506D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#50506D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#50506D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#50506D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #50506D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Dalek color link
Dalek

#475769

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Quayside color link
Quayside

#424F71

Compass color link
Compass

#4B5761

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

#50506D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50506D
  • RGB80, 80, 109
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 57
  • CSSrgb(80, 80, 109)
  • HSL240°, 15%, 37%
  • HSL Precise240°, 15.344%, 37.059%
  • HSV240°, 27%, 43%
  • HSB240°, 27%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.314, 0.427)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.314, 0.427, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.314, 0.427)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID50506D
  • DECIMAL ID5263469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers33 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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