#5040CC#5040CC

#5040CC is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.206 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5040CC
RGB	rgb(80, 64, 204)
HSL	hsl(247, 58%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(247, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.8%, 68.6%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 46.31, -70.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 84.16, 303.39°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0373 -0.2025)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.206 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.0373, 9.7307, 58.1481)
Luminance	0.0973 (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

#5040CC #BCCC40

analogous

#4076CC #5040CC #9640CC

triadic

#5040CC #CC5040 #40CC50

tetradic

#5040CC #CC4076 #BCCC40 #40CC96

square

#5040CC #CC4076 #BCCC40 #40CC96

split-complementary

#5040CC #CC9640 #76CC40

monochromatic

#281F73 #392CA3 #5040CC #7C70D9 #A9A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#5040CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#5040CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5040CC

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5040CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5040CC	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006581

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5040cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 64, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.206 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f76dd',
    500: '#5040cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5040cc;
$custom-light: #8f76dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5040cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.857,
    "s": 57.851,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47975,
    "c": 0.20595,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5040CC

secondary

#CBD295

accent

#E147CF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5040CC

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

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