Information about #505477 color

#505477 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #505477 is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 84, 119) — 31.4% red, 32.9% green, 46.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 14 / 0 / 53. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained blue, #505477 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Enigma (#515072). Nearby in the Register you will also find Hendrix (#4C567C) and Purple Navy (#4E5180).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 84, 119) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #505477 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. #505477 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#505477 color variations

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

#505477 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #505477

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

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Chambray color link
Chambray

#475877

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Independence color link
Independence

#4C516D

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

East Bay color link
East Bay

#47526E

Rustic Blue color link
Rustic Blue

#525D80

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505477
  • RGB80, 84, 119
  • CMYK15, 14, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(80, 84, 119)
  • HSL234°, 20%, 39%
  • HSL Precise233.846°, 19.598%, 39.02%
  • HSV234°, 33%, 47%
  • HSB234°, 33%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.329, 0.467)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.329, 0.467, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.329, 0.467)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID505477
  • DECIMAL ID5264503
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01