#505EA6#505EA6

#505EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.115 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA6
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.94, 15.50, -40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.94, 43.43, 290.91°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.0067 -0.1151)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.115 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.1917, 12.4632, 37.7268)
Luminance	0.1246 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA6 #A69850

analogous

#5089A6 #505EA6 #6D50A6

triadic

#505EA6 #A6505E #5EA650

tetradic

#505EA6 #A65089 #A69850 #50A66D

square

#505EA6 #A65089 #A69850 #50A66D

split-complementary

#505EA6 #A66D50 #89A650

monochromatic

#282F53 #3C477D #505EA6 #7682BD #9FA8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#505EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#505EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA6

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA6	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4067A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3760A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.115 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bc1',
    500: '#505ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea6;
$custom-light: #878bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.233,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50526,
    "c": 0.11529,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12464
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA6

secondary

#BEB794

accent

#B95DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA6

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

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