#5959BF#5959BF

#5959BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.156 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959BF
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 191)
HSL	hsl(240, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 53.4%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.81, 28.75, -53.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.81, 61.02, 298.11°)
OKLab	oklab(51.84% 0.0257 -0.1538)
OKLCH	oklch(51.84% 0.156 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0932, 13.0291, 50.8943)
Luminance	0.1303 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5959BF #BFBF59

analogous

#598CBF #5959BF #8C59BF

triadic

#5959BF #BF5959 #59BF59

tetradic

#5959BF #BF598C #BFBF59 #59BF8C

square

#5959BF #BF598C #BFBF59 #59BF8C

split-complementary

#5959BF #BF8C59 #8CBF59

monochromatic

#2C2C72 #3D3D9E #5959BF #8585D0 #B1B1E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.82

#5959BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#5959BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959BF

5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959BF	1.00	5.82	3.61	5.82
#FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F69C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D61BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.156 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9088d3',
    500: '#5959bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959bf;
$custom-light: #9088d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5184,
    "c": 0.15597,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959BF

secondary

#CFCFA4

accent

#D454D4

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFA

border

#CCCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959BF

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

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