#53599B#53599B

#53599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.105 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53599B
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(235, 30%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 46%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.5%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.16, 15.89, -36.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.16, 40.12, 293.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.02% 0.0143 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(49.02% 0.105 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0543, 11.3496, 32.5068)
Luminance	0.1135 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53599B #9B9553

analogous

#537D9B #53599B #71539B

triadic

#53599B #9B5359 #599B53

tetradic

#53599B #9B537D #9B9553 #539B71

square

#53599B #9B537D #9B9553 #539B71

split-complementary

#53599B #9B7153 #7D9B53

monochromatic

#282B4B #3E4273 #53599B #767BB5 #9EA1CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#53599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#53599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53599B

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53599B	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40629E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.105 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787b9',
    500: '#53599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53599b;
$custom-light: #8787b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 30.252,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4902,
    "c": 0.10511,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1135
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53599B

secondary

#B8B592

accent

#BE61C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53599B

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

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