#505FAE#505FAE

#505FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.126 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#505FAE
RGB	rgb(80, 95, 174)
HSL	hsl(230, 37%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 54%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.68, 17.50, -44.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.68, 47.46, 291.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.0068 -0.1255)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.126 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0380, 12.9449, 41.7424)
Luminance	0.1295 (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

#505FAE #AE9F50

analogous

#508EAE #505FAE #7050AE

triadic

#505FAE #AE505F #5FAE50

tetradic

#505FAE #AE508E #AE9F50 #50AE70

square

#505FAE #AE508E #AE9F50 #50AE70

split-complementary

#505FAE #AE7050 #8EAE50

monochromatic

#29315A #3D4884 #505FAE #7A85C2 #A3ABD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#505FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#505FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #505FAE

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##505FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##505FAE	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3261AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #505fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 95, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.126 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888cc6',
    500: '#505fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #505fae;
$custom-light: #888cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#505fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.426,
    "s": 37.008,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51239,
    "c": 0.12567,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12946
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#505FAE

secondary

#C2BB98

accent

#BB5BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #505FAE

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

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