#505BA6#505BA6

#505BA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.119 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505BA6
RGB	rgb(80, 91, 166)
HSL	hsl(232, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 45.2%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.12, 17.41, -41.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.12, 45.36, 292.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0103 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.119 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9301, 11.9399, 37.6396)
Luminance	0.1194 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505BA6 #A69B50

analogous

#5086A6 #505BA6 #7050A6

triadic

#505BA6 #A6505B #5BA650

tetradic

#505BA6 #A65086 #A69B50 #50A670

square

#505BA6 #A65086 #A69B50 #50A670

split-complementary

#505BA6 #A67050 #86A650

monochromatic

#282E53 #3C447D #505BA6 #767FBD #9FA6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#505BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#505BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505BA6

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505BA6	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B65A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335EA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 91, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.119 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8789c1',
    500: '#505ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ba6;
$custom-light: #8789c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.326,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49898,
    "c": 0.1194,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11941
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505BA6

secondary

#BEB994

accent

#BD5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505BA6

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

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