#505995#505995

#505995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.097 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505995
RGB	rgb(80, 89, 149)
HSL	hsl(232, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.61, 13.22, -34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.61, 36.59, 291.18°)
OKLab	oklab(48.44% 0.0096 -0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(48.44% 0.097 275.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.3038, 11.0195, 29.9066)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505995 #958C50

analogous

#507C95 #505995 #6A5095

triadic

#505995 #955059 #599550

tetradic

#505995 #95507C #958C50 #50956A

square

#505995 #95507C #958C50 #50956A

split-complementary

#505995 #956A50 #7C9550

monochromatic

#252945 #3B416D #505995 #7079B2 #989EC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#505995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#505995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505995

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505995	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5B94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#386570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 89, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.097 275.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587b4',
    500: '#505995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505995;
$custom-light: #8587b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.174,
    "s": 30.131,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48435,
    "c": 0.09675,
    "h": 275.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505995

secondary

#B4AF8C

accent

#B961C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #505995

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

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