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#505995

#505995 ≈ Sapphire

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#505995 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 34.9% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.31% cyan, 40.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 232.17°, with 30.13% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sapphire (#0f52ba), ΔE 9.15.

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Relative luminance0.1102

Complementary

  1. #505995
  2. #958c50

Split complementary

  1. #505995
  2. #956950
  3. #7b9550

Analogous

  1. #507b95
  2. #505995
  3. #695095

Triadic

  1. #505995
  2. #955059
  3. #599550

Tetradic

  1. #505995
  2. #8c5095
  3. #958c50
  4. #599550

Square

  1. #505995
  2. #95507b
  3. #958c50
  4. #509569

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1e31
  2. #353b63
  3. #505995
  4. #7a82b8
  5. #acb1d2

Shades

#505995 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #505995
  2. #485086
  3. #404777
  4. #383e68
  5. #303559
  6. #282d4b
  7. #20243c
  8. #181b2d
  9. #10121e
  10. #08090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#505995 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #505995
  2. #626aa0
  3. #737aaa
  4. #858bb5
  5. #969bbf
  6. #a8acca
  7. #b9bdd5
  8. #cbcddf
  9. #dcdeea
  10. #eeeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#505995 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #505995
  2. #555d93
  3. #5a6191
  4. #5e658f
  5. #63698d
  6. #686d8b
  7. #6d7088
  8. #727486
  9. #767884
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585c78 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #436097 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5b94 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #386570 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485d96 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #455a94 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #436180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-505995 {
  color: #505995;
}
Background
.bg-505995 {
  background-color: #505995;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-505995 {
  border: 2px solid #505995;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #505995;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 89 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 30% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-505995 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #505995, #695095);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-505995 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 89 149 / 0.35);
}

#0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.15 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.23 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.29 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.79 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 9.87 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.90 #afa66a Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Sapphire
#505995  rgb(80, 89, 149)  hsl(232, 30%, 45%)  Sapphire
#958c50  rgb(149, 140, 80)  hsl(52, 30%, 45%)  Moss Green
#955059  rgb(149, 80, 89)  hsl(352, 30%, 45%)  Cordovan
#599550  rgb(89, 149, 80)  hsl(112, 30%, 45%)  Sea Green