#595998#595998

#595998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.099 H 282.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595998
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 152)
HSL	hsl(240, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(240, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 41.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.47, 16.57, -34.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.47, 38.30, 295.63°)
OKLab	oklab(49.32% 0.0209 -0.0972)
OKLCH	oklch(49.32% 0.099 282.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.3581, 11.5351, 31.2223)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595998 #989859

analogous

#597998 #595998 #795998

triadic

#595998 #985959 #599859

tetradic

#595998 #985979 #989859 #599879

square

#595998 #985979 #989859 #599879

split-complementary

#595998 #987959 #799859

monochromatic

#2C2C4B #424271 #595998 #7C7CB2 #A3A3C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#595998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#595998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595998

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595998	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405D97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.099 282.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b87b6',
    500: '#595998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595998;
$custom-light: #8b87b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49317,
    "c": 0.09947,
    "h": 282.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595998

secondary

#B7B796

accent

#C365C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #595998

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

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