#505EC5#505EC5

#505EC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.160 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505EC5
RGB	rgb(80, 94, 197)
HSL	hsl(233, 50%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(233, 59%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 52.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.86, 25.82, -55.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.86, 61.34, 294.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% 0.0105 -0.1594)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.16 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.3857, 13.7408, 54.5486)
Luminance	0.1374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#505EC5 #C5B750

analogous

#5098C5 #505EC5 #7D50C5

triadic

#505EC5 #C5505E #5EC550

tetradic

#505EC5 #C55098 #C5B750 #50C57D

square

#505EC5 #C55098 #C5B750 #50C57D

split-complementary

#505EC5 #C57D50 #98C550

monochromatic

#263074 #3643A2 #505EC5 #7E88D4 #ACB3E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.60

#505EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#505EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505EC5

5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505EC5	1.00	5.60	3.75	5.60
#FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#226DC9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007688

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 94, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.160 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8bd7',
    500: '#505ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505ec5;
$custom-light: #8b8bd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.821,
    "s": 50.215,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52596,
    "c": 0.15971,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505EC5

secondary

#D1CBA0

accent

#C94EDA

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1F0FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0C14

muted

#7E7D83

Preview Lab

Preview with #505EC5

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

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