#505AA5#505AA5

#505AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.119 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505AA5
RGB	rgb(80, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(233, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.79, 17.72, -41.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.79, 45.41, 292.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.0113 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.119 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.7538, 11.7336, 37.1301)
Luminance	0.1173 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505AA5 #A59B50

analogous

#5084A5 #505AA5 #7050A5

triadic

#505AA5 #A5505A #5AA550

tetradic

#505AA5 #A55084 #A59B50 #50A570

square

#505AA5 #A55084 #A59B50 #50A570

split-complementary

#505AA5 #A57050 #84A550

monochromatic

#282D53 #3C447C #505AA5 #767EBC #9FA5D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#505AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#505AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505AA5

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505AA5	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.119 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8788c0',
    500: '#505aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505aa5;
$custom-light: #8788c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.941,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49627,
    "c": 0.11932,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505AA5

secondary

#BDB893

accent

#BE5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505AA5

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

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