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#505E6E

#505e6e ≈ Davy's Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#505e6e is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 36.86% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.27% cyan, 14.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 212°, with 15.79% saturation and 37.25% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 9.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1084

Complementary

  1. #505e6e
  2. #6e6050

Split complementary

  1. #505e6e
  2. #6e5150
  3. #6d6e50

Analogous

  1. #506d6e
  2. #505e6e
  3. #51506e

Triadic

  1. #505e6e
  2. #6e505e
  3. #5e6e50

Tetradic

  1. #505e6e
  2. #60506e
  3. #6e6050
  4. #5e6e50

Square

  1. #505e6e
  2. #6e506d
  3. #6e6050
  4. #506e51

Monochromatic

  1. #101215
  2. #303842
  3. #505e6e
  4. #728498
  5. #9eabb9

Shades

#505e6e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #505e6e
  2. #485563
  3. #404b58
  4. #38424d
  5. #303842
  6. #282f37
  7. #20262c
  8. #181c21
  9. #101316
  10. #08090b
  11. #000000

Tints

#505e6e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #505e6e
  2. #626e7d
  3. #737e8b
  4. #858e9a
  5. #969ea8
  6. #a8afb7
  7. #b9bfc5
  8. #cbcfd4
  9. #dcdfe2
  10. #eeeff1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#505e6e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #505e6e
  2. #556170
  3. #5a6572
  4. #5e6873
  5. #636c75
  6. #686f77
  7. #6d7279
  8. #72767b
  9. #76797c
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5d5d5d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #585d64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #585e6f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #555b6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #486263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555e6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535c6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b6068 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-505e6e {
  color: #505e6e;
}
Background
.bg-505e6e {
  background-color: #505e6e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-505e6e {
  border: 2px solid #505e6e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #505e6e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 94 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 16% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-505e6e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #505e6e, #51506e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-505e6e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 94 110 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.25 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 9.41 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.48 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 9.95 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.98 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.98 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.30 #afa191 Inverted #5d5d5d Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#505e6e  rgb(80, 94, 110)  hsl(212, 16%, 37%)  Davy's Gray
#6e6050  rgb(110, 96, 80)  hsl(32, 16%, 37%)  Umber
#6e505e  rgb(110, 80, 94)  hsl(332, 16%, 37%)  Eggplant
#5e6e50  rgb(94, 110, 80)  hsl(92, 16%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green