Information about #506B7F color

#506B7F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #506B7F belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(80, 107, 127) — 31.4% red, 42% green, 49.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 18 / 8 / 0 / 50. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #506B7F reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Seachange (#4E6E81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

The recipe behind #506B7F is rgb(80, 107, 127), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #506B7F: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #506B7F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#506B7F color variations

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

#506B7F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#506B7F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#506B7F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#506B7F 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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#506B7F 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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#817D51
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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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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 #506B7F

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

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

#506B7F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506B7F
  • RGB80, 107, 127
  • CMYK18, 8, 0, 50
  • CSSrgb(80, 107, 127)
  • HSL206°, 23%, 41%
  • HSL Precise205.532°, 22.705%, 40.588%
  • HSV206°, 37%, 50%
  • HSB206°, 37%, 50%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.420, 0.498)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.420, 0.498, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.420, 0.498)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.8%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID506B7F
  • DECIMAL ID5270399
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers40 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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