#595997#595997

#595997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.098 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595997
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(240, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.41, 16.26, -34.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.41, 37.70, 295.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.26% 0.0207 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(49.26% 0.098 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2765, 11.5024, 30.7928)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595997 #979759

analogous

#597897 #595997 #785997

triadic

#595997 #975959 #599759

tetradic

#595997 #975978 #979759 #599778

square

#595997 #975978 #979759 #599778

split-complementary

#595997 #977859 #789759

monochromatic

#2C2C4A #424270 #595997 #7C7CB2 #A2A2C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#595997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#595997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595997

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595997	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#446199

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415D96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#476571

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.098 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b87b6',
    500: '#595997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595997;
$custom-light: #8b87b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 25.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49259,
    "c": 0.09796,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11503
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595997

secondary

#B6B696

accent

#C266C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #595997

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

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