#50599D#50599D

#50599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.109 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#50599D
RGB	rgb(80, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(233, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(233, 49%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 15.77, -38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 41.34, 292.42°)
OKLab	oklab(48.92% 0.0112 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(48.92% 0.109 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.9646, 11.2838, 33.3866)
Luminance	0.1129 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#50599D #9D9450

analogous

#50809D #50599D #6E509D

triadic

#50599D #9D5059 #599D50

tetradic

#50599D #9D5080 #9D9450 #509D6E

square

#50599D #9D5080 #9D9450 #509D6E

split-complementary

#50599D #9D6E50 #809D50

monochromatic

#272B4C #3B4274 #50599D #737BB8 #9BA1CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#50599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#50599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #50599D

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##50599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##50599D	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#336773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #50599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.109 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687ba',
    500: '#50599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #50599d;
$custom-light: #8687ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#50599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.987,
    "s": 32.489,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48917,
    "c": 0.10883,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#50599D

secondary

#B9B490

accent

#BC5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #50599D

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

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