#505EA8#505EA8
#505EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.118 H 273.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #505EA8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(80, 94, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 35%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 52%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 16.16, -41.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 44.60, 291.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.65% 0.007 -0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.65% 0.118 273.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3766, 12.5371, 38.7005) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.78
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.28
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.36
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.43
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 6.43
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#505EA8 #A89A50
analogous
#508AA8 #505EA8 #6E50A8
triadic
#505EA8 #A8505E #5EA850
tetradic
#505EA8 #A8508A #A89A50 #50A86E
square
#505EA8 #A8508A #A89A50 #50A86E
split-complementary
#505EA8 #A86E50 #8AA850
monochromatic
#293055 #3C477F #505EA8 #7782BE #A0A8D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#505EA8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#505EA8 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #505EA8
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##505EA8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##505EA8 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3F67AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3660A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#296E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #505ea8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.118 273.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#878bc2',
500: '#505ea8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #505ea8; $custom-light: #878bc2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#505ea8",
"rgb": {
"r": 80,
"g": 94,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.455,
"s": 35.484,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50651,
"c": 0.11824,
"h": 273.4
},
"luminance": 0.12538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#505EA8
secondary
#BFB895
accent
#BA5CCC
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0C12
muted
#7D7D81