Information about #506C80 color

#506C80 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#506C80 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 108, 128) — 31.4% red, 42.4% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 19 / 8 / 0 / 50. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#506C80 presents itself as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Seachange (#4E6E81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Wedgewood (#4C6B88).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 108, 128) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #506C80: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #506C80 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#506C80 color variations

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#506C80 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 #506C80

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

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

#506C80 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506C80
  • RGB80, 108, 128
  • CMYK19, 8, 0, 50
  • HSL205°, 23%, 41%
  • HSL Precise205°, 23.077%, 40.784%
  • HSV205°, 38%, 50%
  • HSB205°, 38%, 50%
  • HEX ID506C80
  • DECIMAL ID5270656
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
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