#505EA0#505EA0

#505EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.106 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA0
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 160)
HSL	hsl(230, 33%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(230, 50%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 41.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.61, 13.56, -37.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.61, 39.92, 289.85°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.0055 -0.1062)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.106 273)
XYZ	xyz(13.6541, 12.2481, 34.8955)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA0 #A09250

analogous

#5086A0 #505EA0 #6A50A0

triadic

#505EA0 #A0505E #5EA050

tetradic

#505EA0 #A05086 #A09250 #50A06A

square

#505EA0 #A05086 #A09250 #50A06A

split-complementary

#505EA0 #A06A50 #86A050

monochromatic

#272E4E #3C4677 #505EA0 #7480B9 #9DA5CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#505EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#505EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA0

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA0	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4466A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5F9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.106 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bbc',
    500: '#505ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea0;
$custom-light: #868bbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.5,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5016,
    "c": 0.10638,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.12249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA0

secondary

#BBB391

accent

#B75EC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA0

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

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