#505B9D#505B9D

#505B9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.106 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505B9D
RGB	rgb(80, 91, 157)
HSL	hsl(231, 32%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 49%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 42%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.61, 14.49, -37.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.61, 40.06, 291.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0087 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.106 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.1332, 11.6212, 33.4428)
Luminance	0.1162 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505B9D #9D9250

analogous

#50829D #505B9D #6C509D

triadic

#505B9D #9D505B #5B9D50

tetradic

#505B9D #9D5082 #9D9250 #509D6C

square

#505B9D #9D5082 #9D9250 #509D6C

split-complementary

#505B9D #9D6C50 #829D50

monochromatic

#272C4C #3B4474 #505B9D #737DB8 #9BA2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#505B9D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#505B9D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505B9D

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505B9D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505B9D	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4163A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5D9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326974

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505b9d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 91, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.106 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689ba',
    500: '#505b9d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505b9d;
$custom-light: #8689ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505b9d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 32.489,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4934,
    "c": 0.10603,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505B9D

secondary

#B9B390

accent

#BA5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #505B9D

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

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