#50525E#50525E

#50525E is a dark, near-neutral blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.020 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#50525E
RGB	rgb(80, 82, 94)
HSL	hsl(231, 8%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(231, 15%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.9%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.10, 1.98, -7.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.10, 7.51, 285.26°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0028 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.02 278)
XYZ	xyz(8.3455, 8.5481, 11.7978)
Luminance	0.0855 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#50525E #5E5C50

analogous

#50595E #50525E #55505E

triadic

#50525E #5E5052 #525E50

tetradic

#50525E #5E5059 #5E5C50 #505E55

square

#50525E #5E5059 #5E5C50 #505E55

split-complementary

#50525E #5E5550 #595E50

monochromatic

#18181C #34353D #50525E #6C6F7F #8C8E9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#50525E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#50525E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #50525E

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##50525E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##50525E	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F535F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E525E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5456

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #50525e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 82, 94);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.020 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81828b',
    500: '#50525e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #50525e;
$custom-light: #81828b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#50525e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 94
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 8.046,
    "l": 34.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44122,
    "c": 0.01978,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.08548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#50525E

secondary

#8C8A7E

accent

#A977B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEF0

border

#C9C9CB

text

#0A0A0C

muted

#7C7C7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #50525E

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

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