#53599C#53599C

#53599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.107 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53599C
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.8%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.22, 16.20, -37.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.22, 40.71, 293.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% 0.0145 -0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.107 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1386, 11.3834, 32.9510)
Luminance	0.1138 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53599C #9C9653

analogous

#537E9C #53599C #72539C

triadic

#53599C #9C5359 #599C53

tetradic

#53599C #9C537E #9C9653 #539C72

square

#53599C #9C537E #9C9653 #539C72

split-complementary

#53599C #9C7253 #7E9C53

monochromatic

#282B4C #3E4274 #53599C #767BB6 #9EA2CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.41

#53599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#53599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53599C

6.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53599C	1.00	6.41	3.28	6.41
#FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F629F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5C9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.107 277.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.068,
    "s": 30.544,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4908,
    "c": 0.10662,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53599C

secondary

#B9B592

accent

#BE61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53599C

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

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