Information about #506788 color

#506788 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#506788 falls into the Azure Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 103, 136) — 31.4% red, 40.4% green, 53.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 22 / 13 / 0 / 47. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#506788 is a softly balanced azure that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Quantum Leap (#4F698B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Wedgewood (#4C6B88) and Waratah (#55698B).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(80, 103, 136)), which gives #506788 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #506788 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#506788 color variations

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

#506788 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 #506788

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506788
  • RGB80, 103, 136
  • CMYK22, 13, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(80, 103, 136)
  • HSL215°, 26%, 42%
  • HSL Precise215.357°, 25.926%, 42.353%
  • HSV215°, 41%, 53%
  • HSB215°, 41%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.404, 0.533)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.404, 0.533, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.404, 0.533)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID506788
  • DECIMAL ID5269384
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01