Information about #50497E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #50497E belongs to the Blue Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 73, 126) — 31.4% red, 28.6% green, 49.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 21 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #50497E reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and holds a balanced mid-tone. 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 Purple Navy (#4E5180). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fascinator (#4F4081) and Gigas (#564786).

The recipe behind #50497E is rgb(80, 73, 126), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #50497E: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #50497E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#50497E color variations

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

#50497E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#50497E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#50497E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#50497E 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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#50497E 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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#7E4977
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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 #50497E

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

Purple Navy color link
Purple Navy

#4E5180

Fascinator color link
Fascinator

#4F4081

Gigas color link
Gigas

#564786

Cyber Grape color link
Cyber Grape

#58427C

Dusk color link
Dusk

#4E5481

Dark Pastel Indigo color link
Dark Pastel Indigo

#543E7A

Hendrix color link
Hendrix

#4C567C

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Twilight color link
Twilight

#4E518B

Night Moves color link
Night Moves

#454C73

Purple Haze color link
Purple Haze

#4E387E

#50497E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#50497E
  • RGB80, 73, 126
  • CMYK18, 21, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(80, 73, 126)
  • HSL248°, 27%, 39%
  • HSL Precise247.925°, 26.633%, 39.02%
  • HSV248°, 42%, 49%
  • HSB248°, 42%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.286, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.286, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.286, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID50497E
  • DECIMAL ID5261694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers319 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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