Information about #505495 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #505495 reads as a softly balanced deep-sea blue and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Governor Bay (#51559B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Twilight (#4E518B) and Dusky Blue (#475F94).
The recipe behind #505495 is rgb(80, 84, 149), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #505495 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.0:1. #505495 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#505495 color variations
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#505495 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#505495 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#505495 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#505495 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#505495 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #505495 color
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Nearest named colors to #505495
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#51559B
#4E518B
#475F94
#534491
#545AA7
#4A55A8
#4E5481
#536893
#564786
#4E5180
#464196
#554AA8
#505495 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#505495
- RGB80, 84, 149
- CMYK27, 25, 0, 42
- CSSrgb(80, 84, 149)
- HSL237°, 30%, 45%
- HSL Precise236.522°, 30.131%, 44.902%
- HSV237°, 46%, 58%
- HSB237°, 46%, 58%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.329
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.584
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.329, 0.584)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.329, 0.584, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.329, 0.584)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB32.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.4%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID505495
- DECIMAL ID5264533
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
