#53599D#53599D

#53599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.108 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#53599D
RGB	rgb(83, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 47%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 16.52, -37.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 41.30, 293.58°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0147 -0.1071)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.108 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2236, 11.4174, 33.3987)
Luminance	0.1142 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#53599D #9D9753

analogous

#537E9D #53599D #72539D

triadic

#53599D #9D5359 #599D53

tetradic

#53599D #9D537E #9D9753 #539D72

square

#53599D #9D537E #9D9753 #539D72

split-complementary

#53599D #9D7253 #7E9D53

monochromatic

#292C4D #3E4275 #53599D #767CB7 #9EA2CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#53599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#53599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #53599D

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##53599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##53599D	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F62A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395C9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #53599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.108 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8887ba',
    500: '#53599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #53599d;
$custom-light: #8887ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#53599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.135,
    "s": 30.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49141,
    "c": 0.10813,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#53599D

secondary

#B9B693

accent

#BF61C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #53599D

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

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