#506AA5#506AA5

#506AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.098 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#506AA5
RGB	rgb(80, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(222, 35%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(222, 52%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.5%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 7.65, -34.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 35.56, 282.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.06% -0.0083 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(53.06% 0.098 265.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.2516, 14.7291, 37.6293)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#506AA5 #A58B50

analogous

#5094A5 #506AA5 #6050A5

triadic

#506AA5 #A5506A #6AA550

tetradic

#506AA5 #A55094 #A58B50 #50A560

square

#506AA5 #A55094 #A58B50 #50A560

split-complementary

#506AA5 #A56050 #94A550

monochromatic

#283553 #3C507C #506AA5 #768BBC #9FAED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#506AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#506AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #506AA5

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##506AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##506AA5	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536FA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A68A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #506aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(80, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.098 265.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8694c0',
    500: '#506aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #506aa5;
$custom-light: #8694c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#506aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 80,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.647,
    "s": 34.694,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53064,
    "c": 0.0983,
    "h": 265.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#506AA5

secondary

#BDB193

accent

#A95DCB

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #506AA5

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

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