#505EA5#505EA5

#505EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.114 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA5
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 15.18, -40.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 42.85, 290.75°)
OKLab	oklab(50.46% 0.0065 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(50.46% 0.114 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1003, 12.4266, 37.2456)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA5 #A59750

analogous

#5088A5 #505EA5 #6C50A5

triadic

#505EA5 #A5505E #5EA550

tetradic

#505EA5 #A55088 #A59750 #50A56C

square

#505EA5 #A55088 #A59750 #50A56C

split-complementary

#505EA5 #A56C50 #88A550

monochromatic

#282F53 #3C477C #505EA5 #7681BC #9FA7D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#505EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#505EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA5

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA5	1.00	6.03	3.49	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4167A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.114 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bc0',
    500: '#505ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea5;
$custom-light: #878bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.118,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50464,
    "c": 0.11381,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA5

secondary

#BDB793

accent

#B95DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA5

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

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