#505AE2#505AE2

#505AE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.204 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505AE2
RGB	rgb(80, 90, 226)
HSL	hsl(236, 72%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(236, 65%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.6%, 60.2%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 38.04, -70.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 80.08, 298.36°)
OKLab	oklab(54.07% 0.0147 -0.203)
OKLCH	oklch(54.07% 0.204 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6874, 14.5070, 73.6467)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505AE2 #E2D850

analogous

#50A3E2 #505AE2 #8F50E2

triadic

#505AE2 #E2505A #5AE250

tetradic

#505AE2 #E250A3 #E2D850 #50E28F

square

#505AE2 #E250A3 #E2D850 #50E28F

split-complementary

#505AE2 #E28F50 #A3E250

monochromatic

#1A239E #232FD2 #505AE2 #848CEB #B9BDF3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#505AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#505AE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505AE2

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505AE2	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007C95

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 90, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.204 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9188ec',
    500: '#505ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ae2;
$custom-light: #9188ec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.89,
    "s": 71.569,
    "l": 60
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54067,
    "c": 0.20356,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505AE2

secondary

#E3DFAB

accent

#E239EE

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #505AE2

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

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