#5956CD#5956CD

#5956CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.179 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5956CD
RGB	rgb(89, 86, 205)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(242, 58%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 58%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 35.08, -61.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 70.85, 299.68°)
OKLab	oklab(52.32% 0.0291 -0.1766)
OKLCH	oklch(52.32% 0.179 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.4636, 13.1860, 59.3180)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5956CD #CACD56

analogous

#568ECD #5956CD #9556CD

triadic

#5956CD #CD5956 #56CD59

tetradic

#5956CD #CD568E #CACD56 #56CD95

square

#5956CD #CD568E #CACD56 #56CD95

split-complementary

#5956CD #CD9556 #8ECD56

monochromatic

#292682 #3834B1 #5956CD #8785DB #B6B4E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#5956CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#5956CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5956CD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5956CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5956CD	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0061CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#187289

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5956cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.179 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9286dd',
    500: '#5956cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5956cd;
$custom-light: #9286dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5956cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.513,
    "s": 54.338,
    "l": 57.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52322,
    "c": 0.17896,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5956CD

secondary

#D6D8A7

accent

#DE4ADA

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5956CD

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

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