#505AD4#505AD4

#505AD4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.185 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505AD4
RGB	rgb(80, 90, 212)
HSL	hsl(235, 61%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(235, 62%, 83%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 57.5%, 0%, 16.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 33.36, -64.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 72.35, 297.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.96% 0.0149 -0.1846)
OKLCH	oklch(52.96% 0.185 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.8442, 13.7697, 63.9394)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505AD4 #D4CA50

analogous

#509CD4 #505AD4 #8850D4

triadic

#505AD4 #D4505A #5AD450

tetradic

#505AD4 #D4509C #D4CA50 #50D488

square

#505AD4 #D4509C #D4CA50 #50D488

split-complementary

#505AD4 #D48850 #9CD450

monochromatic

#212988 #2E38B9 #505AD4 #8188E0 #B2B7EC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#505AD4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#505AD4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505AD4

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505AD4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505AD4	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006ED8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0062D2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00778E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ad4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 90, 212);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.185 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e88e2',
    500: '#505ad4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ad4;
$custom-light: #8e88e2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ad4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 212
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.455,
    "s": 60.55,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5296,
    "c": 0.1852,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505AD4

secondary

#DBD7A5

accent

#D844E4

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFC

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #505AD4

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

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