#5956BB#5956BB

#5956BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.155 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5956BB
RGB	rgb(89, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(242, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.79, 29.34, -53.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.79, 60.69, 298.91°)
OKLab	oklab(51% 0.0288 -0.1518)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.155 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4145, 12.3663, 48.5261)
Luminance	0.1237 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5956BB #B8BB56

analogous

#5685BB #5956BB #8B56BB

triadic

#5956BB #BB5956 #56BB59

tetradic

#5956BB #BB5685 #B8BB56 #56BB8B

square

#5956BB #BB5685 #B8BB56 #56BB8B

split-complementary

#5956BB #BB8B56 #85BB56

monochromatic

#2D2B6B #3F3D97 #5956BB #8482CD #AFADDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#5956BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#5956BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5956BB

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5956BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5956BB	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C66BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0B5FB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5956bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.155 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f85d0',
    500: '#5956bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5956bb;
$custom-light: #8f85d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5956bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.782,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50997,
    "c": 0.15452,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5956BB

secondary

#CBCCA1

accent

#D255CF

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5956BB

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

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