#505AA4#505AA4

#505AA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.118 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505AA4
RGB	rgb(80, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 51%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.73, 17.39, -41.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.73, 44.83, 292.83°)
OKLab	oklab(49.56% 0.0112 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(49.56% 0.118 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6632, 11.6973, 36.6526)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505AA4 #A49A50

analogous

#5084A4 #505AA4 #7050A4

triadic

#505AA4 #A4505A #5AA450

tetradic

#505AA4 #A45084 #A49A50 #50A470

square

#505AA4 #A45084 #A49A50 #50A470

split-complementary

#505AA4 #A47050 #84A450

monochromatic

#282D52 #3C437B #505AA4 #757EBC #9EA4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#505AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#505AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505AA4

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505AA4	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B64A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.118 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788bf',
    500: '#505aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505aa4;
$custom-light: #8788bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.857,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49563,
    "c": 0.11784,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505AA4

secondary

#BDB893

accent

#BE5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505AA4

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

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