#505BDE#505BDE

#505BDE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.197 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505BDE
RGB	rgb(80, 91, 222)
HSL	hsl(235, 68%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(235, 64%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(64%, 59%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 36.09, -68.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 77.26, 297.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% 0.014 -0.1967)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.197 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2298, 14.4598, 70.8180)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505BDE #DED350

analogous

#50A2DE #505BDE #8C50DE

triadic

#505BDE #DE505B #5BDE50

tetradic

#505BDE #DE50A2 #DED350 #50DE8C

square

#505BDE #DE50A2 #DED350 #50DE8C

split-complementary

#505BDE #DE8C50 #A2DE50

monochromatic

#1C2697 #2633CB #505BDE #838BE8 #B7BCF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#505BDE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#505BDE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505BDE

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505BDE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505BDE	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0071E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007B94

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505bde;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 91, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.197 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9089e9',
    500: '#505bde',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505bde;
$custom-light: #9089e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505bde",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.352,
    "s": 68.269,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53923,
    "c": 0.19716,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505BDE

secondary

#E1DCA9

accent

#DE3DEB

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #505BDE

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

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