#505997#505997

#505997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.100 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505997
RGB	rgb(80, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(232, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(232, 47%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(47%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 13.85, -35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 37.78, 291.51°)
OKLab	oklab(48.55% 0.0101 -0.0993)
OKLCH	oklch(48.55% 0.1 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.4648, 11.0839, 30.7548)
Luminance	0.1109 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505997 #978E50

analogous

#507D97 #505997 #6A5097

triadic

#505997 #975059 #599750

tetradic

#505997 #97507D #978E50 #50976A

square

#505997 #97507D #978E50 #50976A

split-complementary

#505997 #976A50 #7D9750

monochromatic

#262A47 #3B416F #505997 #7179B4 #999FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#505997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#505997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505997

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505997	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5B96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.100 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587b6',
    500: '#505997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505997;
$custom-light: #8587b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.394,
    "s": 30.736,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48554,
    "c": 0.09979,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505997

secondary

#B6B08D

accent

#BA61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #505997

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

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