#504E8A#504E8A

#504E8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.096 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#504E8A
RGB	rgb(80, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(242, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 16.84, -33.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 37.25, 296.87°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0223 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.096 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.6188, 8.9888, 25.2153)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#504E8A #888A4E

analogous

#4E6A8A #504E8A #6E4E8A

triadic

#504E8A #8A504E #4E8A50

tetradic

#504E8A #8A4E6A #888A4E #4E8A6E

square

#504E8A #8A4E6A #888A4E #4E8A6E

split-complementary

#504E8A #8A6E4E #6A8A4E

monochromatic

#23223C #393863 #504E8A #6C6AAB #9391C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#504E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#504E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #504E8A

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##504E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##504E8A	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39578C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365389

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #504e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.096 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fac',
    500: '#504e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #504e8a;
$custom-light: #847fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#504e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4545,
    "c": 0.09632,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#504E8A

secondary

#ACAE86

accent

#C464C1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #504E8A

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

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