#505CBD#505CBD

#505CBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.151 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505CBD
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 189)
HSL	hsl(233, 45%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 58%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.7%, 51.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 24.39, -52.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 58.06, 294.84°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.0119 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.151 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3177, 13.0327, 49.7899)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505CBD #BDB150

analogous

#5093BD #505CBD #7A50BD

triadic

#505CBD #BD505C #5CBD50

tetradic

#505CBD #BD5093 #BDB150 #50BD7A

square

#505CBD #BD5093 #BDB150 #50BD7A

split-complementary

#505CBD #BD7A50 #93BD50

monochromatic

#282F6A #394397 #505CBD #7C85CE #A9AFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#505CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#505CBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505CBD

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505CBD	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#276AC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1161BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#057284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.151 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8ad1',
    500: '#505cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505cbd;
$custom-light: #8a8ad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.394,
    "s": 45.228,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51639,
    "c": 0.15116,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13034
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505CBD

secondary

#CCC79D

accent

#C753D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #505CBD

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

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