#5950CD#5950CD
#5950CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.187 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5950CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 80, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 56%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 61%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.6%, 61%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.64, 38.71, -63.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.64, 74.65, 301.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.29% 0.0349 -0.1833) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.29% 0.187 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0045, 12.2678, 59.1649) |
| Luminance | 0.1227 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 2.96
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.58
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.88
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.27
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5950CD #C4CD50
analogous
#5085CD #5950CD #9750CD
triadic
#5950CD #CD5950 #50CD59
tetradic
#5950CD #CD5085 #C4CD50 #50CD97
square
#5950CD #CD5085 #C4CD50 #50CD97
split-complementary
#5950CD #CD9750 #85CD50
monochromatic
#2B247E #3B32AE #5950CD #8680DB #B3AFE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#5950CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#5950CD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5950CD
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5950CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5950CD | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0067D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005ECA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1A6E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5950cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 80, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.187 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9281dd',
500: '#5950cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5950cd; $custom-light: #9281dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5950cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 80,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 244.32,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51288,
"c": 0.18661,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.12269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5950CD
secondary
#D3D6A2
accent
#DF49D4
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F2EEFB
border
#CCC9D4
text
#0E0A15
muted
#7E7C83