#505EBA#505EBA

#505EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.144 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EBA
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 186)
HSL	hsl(232, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(232, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 49.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 22.12, -50.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 55.04, 293.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.0095 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.144 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.1710, 13.2549, 48.1512)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EBA #BAAC50

analogous

#5093BA #505EBA #7750BA

triadic

#505EBA #BA505E #5EBA50

tetradic

#505EBA #BA5093 #BAAC50 #50BA77

square

#505EBA #BA5093 #BAAC50 #50BA77

split-complementary

#505EBA #BA7750 #93BA50

monochromatic

#293167 #3A4693 #505EBA #7C86CB #A8AFDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#505EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#505EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EBA

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EBA	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#306BBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F62B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7383

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.144 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8bcf',
    500: '#505eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505eba;
$custom-light: #8a8bcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.075,
    "s": 43.443,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51829,
    "c": 0.14427,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EBA

secondary

#CAC49C

accent

#C255D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C14

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EBA

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

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