#505EA4#505EA4

#505EA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.112 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA4
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 164)
HSL	hsl(230, 34%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 51%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 42.7%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.83, 14.85, -39.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.83, 42.26, 290.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.0063 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.112 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0097, 12.3903, 36.7681)
Luminance	0.1239 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA4 #A49650

analogous

#5088A4 #505EA4 #6C50A4

triadic

#505EA4 #A4505E #5EA450

tetradic

#505EA4 #A45088 #A49650 #50A46C

square

#505EA4 #A45088 #A49650 #50A46C

split-complementary

#505EA4 #A46C50 #88A450

monochromatic

#282F52 #3C467B #505EA4 #7581BC #9EA7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#505EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#505EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA4

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA4	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4266A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395FA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.112 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bbf',
    500: '#505ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea4;
$custom-light: #868bbf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 34.426,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50403,
    "c": 0.11233,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA4

secondary

#BDB693

accent

#B85DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA4

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

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