#505EA2#505EA2
#505EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.109 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #505EA2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 94, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 34%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 51%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.6%, 42%, 0%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.72, 14.20, -38.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.72, 41.09, 290.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.28% 0.0059 -0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.28% 0.109 273.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8305, 12.3187, 35.8244) |
| Luminance | 0.1232 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.15
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.88
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.71
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.58
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.67
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#505EA2 #A29450
analogous
#5087A2 #505EA2 #6B50A2
triadic
#505EA2 #A2505E #5EA250
tetradic
#505EA2 #A25087 #A29450 #50A26B
square
#505EA2 #A25087 #A29450 #50A26B
split-complementary
#505EA2 #A26B50 #87A250
monochromatic
#282E50 #3C4679 #505EA2 #7581BB #9EA6CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.06
#505EA2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.46
#505EA2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #505EA2
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##505EA2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##505EA2 | 1.00 | 6.06 | 3.46 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4366A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E6C78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #505ea2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.109 273.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#868bbe',
500: '#505ea2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #505ea2; $custom-light: #868bbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#505ea2",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 94,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.756,
"s": 33.884,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50281,
"c": 0.10936,
"h": 273.1
},
"luminance": 0.1232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#505EA2
secondary
#BCB592
accent
#B85ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0C12
muted
#7D7D81