#505EAD#505EAD

#505EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.126 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EAD
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 173)
HSL	hsl(231, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 45.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 17.80, -44.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 47.52, 292.00°)
OKLab	oklab(50.97% 0.0078 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(50.97% 0.126 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8514, 12.7270, 41.2010)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EAD #AD9F50

analogous

#508DAD #505EAD #7150AD

triadic

#505EAD #AD505E #5EAD50

tetradic

#505EAD #AD508D #AD9F50 #50AD71

square

#505EAD #AD508D #AD9F50 #50AD71

split-complementary

#505EAD #AD7150 #8DAD50

monochromatic

#293159 #3D4783 #505EAD #7984C1 #A3AAD4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#505EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#505EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EAD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EAD	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B68B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3160AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.126 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bc6',
    500: '#505ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ead;
$custom-light: #888bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.968,
    "s": 36.759,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50968,
    "c": 0.12556,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EAD

secondary

#C2BB97

accent

#BC5BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EAD

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

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