#5959AE#5959AE

#5959AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.132 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959AE
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 174)
HSL	hsl(240, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(240, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 23.35, -45.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 51.23, 297.11°)
OKLab	oklab(50.68% 0.0243 -0.1297)
OKLCH	oklch(50.68% 0.132 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3299, 12.3238, 41.6072)
Luminance	0.1232 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959AE #AEAE59

analogous

#5984AE #5959AE #8459AE

triadic

#5959AE #AE5959 #59AE59

tetradic

#5959AE #AE5984 #AEAE59 #59AE84

square

#5959AE #AE5984 #AEAE59 #59AE84

split-complementary

#5959AE #AE8459 #84AE59

monochromatic

#2E2E5E #424288 #5959AE #8282C2 #ABABD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#5959AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#5959AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959AE

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959AE	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3366B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5FAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6B7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.132 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d87c7',
    500: '#5959ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959ae;
$custom-light: #8d87c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5068,
    "c": 0.13194,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959AE

secondary

#C4C49F

accent

#CA5DCA

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0D0B13

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959AE

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

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