#5040CD#5040CD

#5040CD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.207 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5040CD
RGB	rgb(80, 64, 205)
HSL	hsl(247, 59%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(247, 69%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 68.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.44, 46.62, -70.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.44, 84.70, 303.40°)
OKLab	oklab(48.07% 0.0372 -0.2038)
OKLCH	oklch(48.07% 0.207 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1576, 9.7789, 58.7818)
Luminance	0.0978 (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

#5040CD #BDCD40

analogous

#4076CD #5040CD #9740CD

triadic

#5040CD #CD5040 #40CD50

tetradic

#5040CD #CD4076 #BDCD40 #40CD97

square

#5040CD #CD4076 #BDCD40 #40CD97

split-complementary

#5040CD #CD9740 #76CD40

monochromatic

#281E74 #392BA5 #5040CD #7C71DA #A9A1E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#5040CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#5040CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5040CD

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5040CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5040CD	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006681

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5040cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 64, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.207 280.3);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5040cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.809,
    "s": 58.506,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48065,
    "c": 0.20717,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5040CD

secondary

#CCD396

accent

#E246D0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EDFB

border

#CCC8D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5040CD

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

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