#505CBE#505CBE

#505CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.153 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505CBE
RGB	rgb(80, 92, 190)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(233, 58%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 51.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.88, 24.73, -53.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.88, 58.63, 294.94°)
OKLab	oklab(51.71% 0.012 -0.1521)
OKLCH	oklch(51.71% 0.153 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.4267, 13.0763, 50.3636)
Luminance	0.1308 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505CBE #BEB250

analogous

#5093BE #505CBE #7B50BE

triadic

#505CBE #BE505C #5CBE50

tetradic

#505CBE #BE5093 #BEB250 #50BE7B

square

#505CBE #BE5093 #BEB250 #50BE7B

split-complementary

#505CBE #BE7B50 #93BE50

monochromatic

#282F6C #394398 #505CBE #7D86CF #A9AFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#505CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#505CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505CBE

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505CBE	1.00	5.81	3.62	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#266AC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D61BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#017284

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 92, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.153 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8ad2',
    500: '#505cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505cbe;
$custom-light: #8a8ad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.455,
    "s": 45.833,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5171,
    "c": 0.15256,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13077
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505CBE

secondary

#CDC79D

accent

#C752D5

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #505CBE

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

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