#5959CB#5959CB

#5959CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.172 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959CB
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 203)
HSL	hsl(240, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 56.2%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.62, 32.60, -59.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.62, 67.81, 298.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.71% 0.0261 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(52.71% 0.172 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4683, 13.5792, 58.1362)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959CB #CBCB59

analogous

#5992CB #5959CB #9259CB

triadic

#5959CB #CB5959 #59CB59

tetradic

#5959CB #CB5992 #CBCB59 #59CB92

square

#5959CB #CB5992 #CBCB59 #59CB92

split-complementary

#5959CB #CB9259 #92CB59

monochromatic

#282881 #3737B0 #5959CB #8888DA #B6B6E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#5959CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#5959CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959CB

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959CB	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B7489

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.172 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9188dc',
    500: '#5959cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959cb;
$custom-light: #9188dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52708,
    "c": 0.17238,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1358
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959CB

secondary

#D7D7A9

accent

#DC4CDC

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959CB

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

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