#505EAA#505EAA

#505EAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.121 H 273.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EAA
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 170)
HSL	hsl(231, 36%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(231, 53%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 44.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 16.81, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 45.77, 291.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.78% 0.0073 -0.1209)
OKLCH	oklch(50.78% 0.121 273.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5643, 12.6122, 39.6894)
Luminance	0.1261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EAA #AA9C50

analogous

#508BAA #505EAA #6F50AA

triadic

#505EAA #AA505E #5EAA50

tetradic

#505EAA #AA508B #AA9C50 #50AA6F

square

#505EAA #AA508B #AA9C50 #50AA6F

split-complementary

#505EAA #AA6F50 #8BAA50

monochromatic

#293057 #3C4780 #505EAA #7883BF #A1A9D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#505EAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#505EAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EAA

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EAA	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E68AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3460A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276E7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505eaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.121 273.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bc4',
    500: '#505eaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505eaa;
$custom-light: #878bc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505eaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.667,
    "s": 36,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50776,
    "c": 0.12117,
    "h": 273.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EAA

secondary

#C0BA96

accent

#BB5CCC

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EAA

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

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