#5956BD#5956BD

#5956BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.157 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5956BD
RGB	rgb(89, 86, 189)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 54%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 54.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.93, 29.97, -54.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.93, 61.83, 299.00°)
OKLab	oklab(51.14% 0.0289 -0.1546)
OKLCH	oklch(51.14% 0.157 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(16.6301, 12.4526, 49.6615)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5956BD #BABD56

analogous

#5687BD #5956BD #8D56BD

triadic

#5956BD #BD5956 #56BD59

tetradic

#5956BD #BD5687 #BABD56 #56BD8D

square

#5956BD #BD5687 #BABD56 #56BD8D

split-complementary

#5956BD #BD8D56 #87BD56

monochromatic

#2D2B6E #3F3C9A #5956BD #8482CE #AFAEDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#5956BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#5956BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5956BD

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5956BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5956BD	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1867C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#035FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6D81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5956bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.157 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9085d1',
    500: '#5956bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5956bd;
$custom-light: #9085d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5956bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.748,
    "s": 43.83,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51139,
    "c": 0.15728,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5956BD

secondary

#CCCDA1

accent

#D454D0

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F2EFF9

border

#CCCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5956BD

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

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