Information about #506E7C color

#506E7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #506E7C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(80, 110, 124) (31.4% red, 43.1% green, 48.6% blue), or CMYK 17 / 5 / 0 / 51 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #506E7C reads as a calm, restrained azure and feels open and friendly. 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 Seachange (#4E6E81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Dark Electric Blue (#536878).

In RGB terms — rgb(80, 110, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #506E7C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.4:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#506E7C color variations

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#506E7C 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 #506E7C

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

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Wedgewood color link
Wedgewood

#4C6B88

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

#506E7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#506E7C
  • RGB80, 110, 124
  • CMYK17, 5, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(80, 110, 124)
  • HSL199°, 22%, 40%
  • HSL Precise199.091°, 21.569%, 40%
  • HSV199°, 35%, 49%
  • HSB199°, 35%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.314, 0.431, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.314, 0.431, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.314, 0.431, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID506E7C
  • DECIMAL ID5271164
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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