#5959BB#5959BB

#5959BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.150 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959BB
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 187)
HSL	hsl(240, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(240, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 52.4%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.54, 27.47, -51.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.54, 58.73, 297.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.56% 0.0254 -0.1482)
OKLCH	oklch(51.56% 0.15 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6591, 12.8555, 48.6076)
Luminance	0.1286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959BB #BBBB59

analogous

#598ABB #5959BB #8A59BB

triadic

#5959BB #BB5959 #59BB59

tetradic

#5959BB #BB598A #BBBB59 #59BB8A

square

#5959BB #BB598A #BBBB59 #59BB8A

split-complementary

#5959BB #BB8A59 #8ABB59

monochromatic

#2D2D6D #3E3E98 #5959BB #8484CD #B0B0DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#5959BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#5959BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959BB

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959BB	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2568BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1861B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.150 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f88d0',
    500: '#5959bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959bb;
$custom-light: #8f88d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51559,
    "c": 0.1504,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959BB

secondary

#CDCDA3

accent

#D256D2

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959BB

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

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