#5956CC#5956CC
#5956CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.178 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5956CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 86, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(242, 54%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(242, 58%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 57.8%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.97, 34.76, -61.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.97, 70.29, 299.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.25% 0.0291 -0.1752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.25% 0.178 279.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3433, 13.1378, 58.6843) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 1.99
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 2.73
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 3.07
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 3.40
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 3.60
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5956CC #C9CC56
analogous
#568ECC #5956CC #9456CC
triadic
#5956CC #CC5956 #56CC59
tetradic
#5956CC #CC568E #C9CC56 #56CC94
square
#5956CC #CC568E #C9CC56 #56CC94
split-complementary
#5956CC #CC9456 #8ECC56
monochromatic
#292781 #3835B0 #5956CC #8785DA #B5B4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#5956CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#5956CC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5956CC
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5956CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5956CC | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0061CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1A7289
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5956cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.178 279.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9286dc',
500: '#5956cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5956cc; $custom-light: #9286dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5956cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 86,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.525,
"s": 53.636,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52246,
"c": 0.17763,
"h": 279.4
},
"luminance": 0.13139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5956CC
secondary
#D6D7A7
accent
#DD4BD9
background
#F9F8FD
surface
#F2EFFB
border
#CCCAD4
text
#0E0B15
muted
#7E7C83