#505AE0#505AE0
#505AE0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.201 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #505AE0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 90, 224) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 70%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 64%, 88%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 59.8%, 0%, 12.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.80, 37.37, -69.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.80, 78.99, 298.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.91% 0.0148 -0.2004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.91% 0.201 274.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4145, 14.3979, 72.2098) |
| Luminance | 0.1440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 1.32
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.88
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 4.55
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.76
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.77
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#505AE0 #E0D650
analogous
#50A2E0 #505AE0 #8E50E0
triadic
#505AE0 #E0505A #5AE050
tetradic
#505AE0 #E050A2 #E0D650 #50E08E
square
#505AE0 #E050A2 #E0D650 #50E08E
split-complementary
#505AE0 #E08E50 #A2E050
monochromatic
#1B249A #2530CE #505AE0 #848BE9 #B8BCF2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#505AE0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#505AE0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #505AE0
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##505AE0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##505AE0 | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0070E4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0064DD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007B94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #505ae0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 90, 224); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.201 274.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9088eb',
500: '#505ae0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #505ae0; $custom-light: #9088eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#505ae0",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 90,
"b": 224
},
"hsl": {
"h": 235.833,
"s": 69.903,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53906,
"c": 0.20097,
"h": 274.2
},
"luminance": 0.144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#505AE0
secondary
#E2DEAA
accent
#E03BED
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84