#505E95#505E95

#505E95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.090 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505E95
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 149)
HSL	hsl(228, 30%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(228, 46%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.3%, 36.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.02, 10.05, -31.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.02, 33.44, 287.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.003 -0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.09 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7341, 11.8801, 30.0500)
Luminance	0.1188 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505E95 #958750

analogous

#508195 #505E95 #645095

triadic

#505E95 #95505E #5E9550

tetradic

#505E95 #955081 #958750 #509564

square

#505E95 #955081 #958750 #509564

split-complementary

#505E95 #956450 #819550

monochromatic

#252C45 #3B456D #505E95 #707DB2 #98A2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#505E95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#505E95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505E95

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505E95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505E95	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#445E94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#376972

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505e95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.090 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bb4',
    500: '#505e95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505e95;
$custom-light: #858bb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505e95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.826,
    "s": 30.131,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49521,
    "c": 0.08981,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11881
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505E95

secondary

#B4AC8C

accent

#B261C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #505E95

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

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