Information about #506875 color

#506875 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#506875 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(80, 104, 117) — 31.4% red, 40.8% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 5 / 0 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #506875 reads as a softly toned sky-leaning azure and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Streetwise (#4F6971). Slightly further away sit Cadet (#536872) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(80, 104, 117)), which gives #506875 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #506875 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#506875 color variations

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

#506875 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 #506875

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

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506875
  • RGB80, 104, 117
  • CMYK15, 5, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(80, 104, 117)
  • HSL201°, 19%, 39%
  • HSL Precise201.081°, 18.782%, 38.627%
  • HSV201°, 32%, 46%
  • HSB201°, 32%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.408, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.408, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.408, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID506875
  • DECIMAL ID5269621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01