#5040CB#5040CB

#5040CB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.205 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5040CB
RGB	rgb(80, 64, 203)
HSL	hsl(247, 57%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(247, 68%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 68.5%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.27, 46.00, -69.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.27, 83.63, 303.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.89% 0.0375 -0.2013)
OKLCH	oklch(47.89% 0.205 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.9178, 9.6829, 57.5185)
Luminance	0.0968 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5040CB #BBCB40

analogous

#4076CB #5040CB #9540CB

triadic

#5040CB #CB5040 #40CB50

tetradic

#5040CB #CB4076 #BBCB40 #40CB95

square

#5040CB #CB4076 #BBCB40 #40CB95

split-complementary

#5040CB #CB9540 #76CB40

monochromatic

#281F72 #3A2CA2 #5040CB #7C70D8 #A8A0E5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#5040CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#5040CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5040CB

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5040CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5040CB	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006580

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5040cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 64, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.205 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e76dc',
    500: '#5040cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5040cb;
$custom-light: #8e76dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5040cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.906,
    "s": 57.202,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47885,
    "c": 0.20472,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5040CB

secondary

#CBD295

accent

#E047CF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5040CB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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