#504BC5
Closest named color: Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6). oklch(49.1% 0.184 279), rgb(80, 75, 197).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (6.65:1).
About this color
#504BC5 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 49%, its chroma 0.184 and its hue 279°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6), ΔE 0.031 away. White text reads best on it, at 6.65:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (49%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.184) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533CC6) |
| Black text | 3.15:1 |
| White text | 6.65:1 |
Values
| HEX | #504BC5 |
| RGB | rgb(80, 75, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 51%, 53%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.1% 0.184 279) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #504BC5 | 6.65:1 | AA | Lc -87.5 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #504BC5 | 3.15:1 | AA large text | Lc 21.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
| #504BC5 text on white | 6.65:1 | AA | Lc 82.4 | Fine for body text |
| #504BC5 text on black | 3.15:1 | AA large text | Lc -19.5 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FB
oklch(93.7% 0.024 278.4)
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Step 200
200
#D1D6FA
oklch(88.4% 0.05 279.1)
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Step 300
300
#B4BBFA
oklch(80.9% 0.089 279.3)
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Step 400
400
#8E95F7
oklch(70.6% 0.142 279)
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Step 500
500
#7577F4
oklch(63% 0.183 279.1)
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Step 600
600
#605CE3
oklch(55.6% 0.199 279)
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Step 700
700 (this color)
#504BC5
oklch(49.1% 0.184 279)
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Step 800
800
#413E9F
oklch(42.6% 0.153 279.1)
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Step 900
900
#36367E
oklch(37.6% 0.119 279)
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Step 950
950
#20214A
oklch(27.1% 0.074 279.2)
#504BC5 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0061C9 | 0.072 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0057C3 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #006981 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #5C5C5C | 0.185 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #504BC5
#504BC5
oklch(49.1% 0.184 279)
- #6F6100
#6F6100
oklch(49.1% 0.102 99.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #504BC5, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Blue With A Hint Of Purple #533CC6 ΔE 0.031
- Bluey Purple #6241C7 ΔE 0.033
- Blurple #5539CC ΔE 0.037
- Warm Blue #4B57DB ΔE 0.043
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.044
- Majorelle Blue #3F37C9 ΔE 0.052
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.058
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.062
Use #504BC5 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.