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#505fa6 color: Starstruck

#505fa6 is rgb(80, 95, 166) in RGB and oklch(50.737% 0.11393 272.736) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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230°
100%

50.7%
0.114
273°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.95:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.53:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #505fa6

#505fa6 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.7% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 273°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.95:1 contrast and black text 3.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Starstruck (#4664a5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #505fa6 mixed with white

  1. 505fa6
  2. 5f6faf
  3. 707eb9
  4. 808ec2
  5. 919ecb
  6. a3add4
  7. b4bddd
  8. c7cee6
  9. d9deee
  10. eceef7

Darker: #505fa6 mixed with black

  1. 505fa6
  2. 445290
  3. 39447a
  4. 2e3865
  5. 242c51
  6. 1a203e
  7. 10152b
  8. 070a1a
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #505fa6 with less saturation

  1. 505fa6
  2. 5260a0
  3. 546199
  4. 566293
  5. 58638d
  6. 5a6386
  7. 5c6480
  8. 5e6479
  9. 616573
  10. 63656c

Questions about #505fa6

What color is #505fa6?

#505fa6 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Starstruck. In RGB it is rgb(80, 95, 166), in HSL hsl(229.53, 34.96%, 48.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.737% 0.11393 272.736).

What colors go well with #505fa6?

The complementary color of #505fa6 is #7c6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #156ba1 and #72539b. The triadic partners are #9c4939 and #237744.

Is white or black text more readable on #505fa6?

White text reads better on #505fa6: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and black gives 3.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #505fa6 a warm or cool color?

#505fa6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 273 degrees, its lightness 50.7% and its chroma 0.114.