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#505e95 color: Royal Marquis

#505e95 is rgb(80, 94, 149) in RGB and oklch(49.521% 0.08982 271.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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228°
100%

49.5%
0.090
272°
  • Indigo
  • Dark
  • Muted
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-600
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.22:1Readable · AA
Lc -86
Black text
3.38:1Hard to read
Lc 23

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About #505e95

#505e95 is a muted dark indigo color. In OKLCH it has 49.5% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.22:1 contrast and black text 3.38:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Marquis (#545e97). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-600.

More dark indigo colors

Lighter: #505e95 mixed with white

  1. 505e95
  2. 606da0
  3. 707dab
  4. 808cb5
  5. 919cc0
  6. a3acca
  7. b5bcd5
  8. c7cde0
  9. d9ddea
  10. eceef5

Darker: #505e95 mixed with black

  1. 505e95
  2. 445181
  3. 39446d
  4. 2e375a
  5. 242b48
  6. 1a1f37
  7. 101426
  8. 070a16
  9. 020308
  10. 000001

Calmer: #505e95 with less saturation

  1. 505e95
  2. 525f90
  3. 535f8b
  4. 556086
  5. 576081
  6. 59617c
  7. 5a6177
  8. 5c6172
  9. 5e616c
  10. 606267

Questions about #505e95

What color is #505e95?

#505e95 is muted dark indigo. The closest named color is Royal Marquis. In RGB it is rgb(80, 94, 149), in HSL hsl(227.83, 30.13%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(49.521% 0.08982 271.939).

What colors go well with #505e95?

The complementary color of #505e95 is #74601a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c6790 and #6b558c. The triadic partners are #8e4d41 and #367048.

Is white or black text more readable on #505e95?

White text reads better on #505e95: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and black gives 3.38:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #505e95 a warm or cool color?

#505e95 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 49.5% and its chroma 0.09.