#50599C#50599C

#50599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.107 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#50599C
RGB	rgb(80, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(233, 49%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 15.45, -37.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 40.75, 292.27°)
OKLab	oklab(48.86% 0.011 -0.1068)
OKLCH	oklch(48.86% 0.107 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8795, 11.2498, 32.9388)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#50599C #9C9350

analogous

#507F9C #50599C #6D509C

triadic

#50599C #9C5059 #599C50

tetradic

#50599C #9C507F #9C9350 #509C6D

square

#50599C #9C507F #9C9350 #509C6D

split-complementary

#50599C #9C6D50 #7F9C50

monochromatic

#272B4B #3B4274 #50599C #727AB7 #9BA1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#50599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#50599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #50599C

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##50599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##50599C	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#336773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #50599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.107 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687b9',
    500: '#50599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #50599c;
$custom-light: #8687b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#50599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.895,
    "s": 32.203,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48855,
    "c": 0.10733,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#50599C

secondary

#B8B48F

accent

#BC5FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #50599C

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

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