#505998#505998

#505998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.101 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505998
RGB	rgb(80, 89, 152)
HSL	hsl(233, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(233, 47%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 14.17, -35.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 38.38, 291.67°)
OKLab	oklab(48.61% 0.0103 -0.1008)
OKLCH	oklch(48.61% 0.101 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5464, 11.1166, 31.1843)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505998 #988F50

analogous

#507D98 #505998 #6B5098

triadic

#505998 #985059 #599850

tetradic

#505998 #98507D #988F50 #50986B

square

#505998 #98507D #988F50 #50986B

split-complementary

#505998 #986B50 #7D9850

monochromatic

#262A48 #3B4270 #505998 #7179B4 #999FC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#505998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#505998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505998

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505998	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#366671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 89, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.101 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587b6',
    500: '#505998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505998;
$custom-light: #8587b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 31.034,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48613,
    "c": 0.1013,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505998

secondary

#B6B18E

accent

#BA61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #505998

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

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