Information about #506480 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A calm, restrained steel-blue azure, #506480 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 a hair away from Lifesaver (#535E7F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rustic Blue (#525D80) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).
The recipe behind #506480 is rgb(80, 100, 128), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #506480 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.5:1. #506480 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#506480 color variations
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#506480 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#506480 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#506480 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#506480 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#506480 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 #506480 color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #506480
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#535E7F
#525D80
#536878
#4E6E81
#566D7E
#4C6B88
#4F698B
#486C7A
#55698B
#516572
#536872
#4C567C
#506480 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#506480
- RGB80, 100, 128
- CMYK19, 11, 0, 50
- CSSrgb(80, 100, 128)
- HSL215°, 23%, 41%
- HSL Precise215°, 23.077%, 40.784%
- HSV215°, 38%, 50%
- HSB215°, 38%, 50%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
- GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.392, 0.502)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.392, 0.502, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.392, 0.502)
- Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID506480
- DECIMAL ID5268608
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers5 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
