#505EA3#505EA3

#505EA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.111 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA3
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 163)
HSL	hsl(230, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 51%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 42.3%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 14.53, -39.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 41.68, 290.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.34% 0.0061 -0.1107)
OKLCH	oklch(50.34% 0.111 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9197, 12.3544, 36.2944)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA3 #A39550

analogous

#5087A3 #505EA3 #6C50A3

triadic

#505EA3 #A3505E #5EA350

tetradic

#505EA3 #A35087 #A39550 #50A36C

square

#505EA3 #A35087 #A39550 #50A36C

split-complementary

#505EA3 #A36C50 #87A350

monochromatic

#282F51 #3C467A #505EA3 #7581BB #9EA6CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#505EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#505EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA3

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA3	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4266A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5FA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6D78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.111 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bbe',
    500: '#505ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea3;
$custom-light: #868bbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.88,
    "s": 34.156,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50342,
    "c": 0.11085,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA3

secondary

#BCB592

accent

#B85ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA3

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

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