#505EA7#505EA7

#505EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.117 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EA7
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(230, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.00, 15.83, -41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.00, 44.02, 291.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.59% 0.0068 -0.1166)
OKLCH	oklch(50.59% 0.117 273.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.2838, 12.5000, 38.2118)
Luminance	0.1250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EA7 #A79950

analogous

#5089A7 #505EA7 #6D50A7

triadic

#505EA7 #A7505E #5EA750

tetradic

#505EA7 #A75089 #A79950 #50A76D

square

#505EA7 #A75089 #A79950 #50A76D

split-complementary

#505EA7 #A76D50 #89A750

monochromatic

#282F54 #3C477E #505EA7 #7782BE #A0A8D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.00

#505EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#505EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EA7

6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EA7	1.00	6.00	3.50	6.00
#FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4067AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3760A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.117 273.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bc1',
    500: '#505ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ea7;
$custom-light: #878bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.345,
    "s": 35.223,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50588,
    "c": 0.11677,
    "h": 273.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EA7

secondary

#BFB894

accent

#B95DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EA7

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

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