#595994#595994

#595994 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.093 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595994
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 148)
HSL	hsl(240, 25%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(240, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 15.37, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 35.91, 295.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.09% 0.0201 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(49.09% 0.093 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0360, 11.4062, 29.5260)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595994 #949459

analogous

#597794 #595994 #775994

triadic

#595994 #945959 #599459

tetradic

#595994 #945977 #949459 #599477

square

#595994 #945977 #949459 #599477

split-complementary

#595994 #947759 #779459

monochromatic

#2B2B48 #42426E #595994 #7B7BAF #A1A1C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#595994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#595994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595994

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595994	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#456196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425D93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#48656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.093 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87b3',
    500: '#595994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595994;
$custom-light: #8a87b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 24.895,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49087,
    "c": 0.09341,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11407
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595994

secondary

#B4B495

accent

#C166C1

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #595994

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

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