Information about #505C6D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #505C6D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 92, 109) — 31.4% red, 36.1% green, 42.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 7 / 0 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A gently muted azure, #505C6D occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Hammerhead (#515769). Slightly further away sit Snapshot (#505F67) and Black Coral (#54626F).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 92, 109) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #505C6D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#505C6D color variations

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

#505C6D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#505C6D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#505C6D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#505C6D 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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#505C6D 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 #505C6D

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

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Vintage Indigo color link
Vintage Indigo

#4A556B

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

#505C6D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#505C6D
  • RGB80, 92, 109
  • CMYK11, 7, 0, 57
  • HSL215°, 15%, 37%
  • HSL Precise215.172°, 15.344%, 37.059%
  • HSV215°, 27%, 43%
  • HSB215°, 27%, 43%
  • HEX ID505C6D
  • DECIMAL ID5266541
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.7%
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