Palettes / Colors / #505AAA

#505AAA — Muted Blue

#505AAA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SteelBlue (#4682B4). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: steelblue (#4682B4) — not an exact match. CSS steelblue gives you #4682B4, a different color; use #505AAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#505AAA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AA9F50; it also sits naturally between #5087AA and #7250AA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 35% · Blue 67%

Cyan 53% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #505AAA

.text { color: #505AAA; }
.background { background-color: #505AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #505AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(80, 90, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 36%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #505AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(80, 90, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #505AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(80, 90, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#505AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#505AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AA9F50:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #505AAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #505AAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #505AAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #505AAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #505AA9  ·  #505AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #505AAA?

#505AAA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 80, 90, 170). Its closest standard named color is SteelBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #505AAA?

#505AAA is RGB 80, 90, 170 — HSL 233°, 36%, 49% — CMYK 53%, 47%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #505AAA?

Its complement is #AA9F50; analogous partners are #5087AA and #7250AA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #505AAA for text?

White text on #505AAA has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.38:1.