#5956EE#5956EE
#5956EE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.221 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5956EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 86, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(241, 82%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(241, 64%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 63.9%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 45.64, -76.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 88.84, 300.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.96% 0.0274 -0.2197) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.96% 0.221 277.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8752, 14.9506, 82.5526) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.40
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.63
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 4.96
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 4.99
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 5.00
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5956EE #EBEE56
analogous
#569FEE #5956EE #A556EE
triadic
#5956EE #EE5956 #56EE59
tetradic
#5956EE #EE569F #EBEE56 #56EEA5
square
#5956EE #EE569F #EBEE56 #56EEA5
split-complementary
#5956EE #EEA556 #9FEE56
monochromatic
#1612B7 #221EE8 #5956EE #908EF4 #C6C5F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#5956EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#5956EE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5956EE
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5956EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5956EE | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0072F3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5956ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 86, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.221 277.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9786f5',
500: '#5956ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5956ee; $custom-light: #9786f5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5956ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 86,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 241.184,
"s": 81.72,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54963,
"c": 0.22139,
"h": 277.1
},
"luminance": 0.14952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5956EE
secondary
#EAEBB5
accent
#DE07DA
background
#FAF8FF
surface
#F4EFFF
border
#CECAD7
text
#0F0B17
muted
#7F7C85