#5959CC#5959CC

#5959CC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.174 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959CC
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 204)
HSL	hsl(240, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(240, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 56.4%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.69, 32.93, -59.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.69, 68.37, 298.79°)
OKLab	oklab(52.78% 0.0261 -0.1718)
OKLCH	oklch(52.78% 0.174 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.5878, 13.6270, 58.7658)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959CC #CCCC59

analogous

#5993CC #5959CC #9359CC

triadic

#5959CC #CC5959 #59CC59

tetradic

#5959CC #CC5993 #CCCC59 #59CC93

square

#5959CC #CC5993 #CCCC59 #59CC93

split-complementary

#5959CC #CC9359 #93CC59

monochromatic

#282883 #3636B1 #5959CC #8888DA #B7B7E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#5959CC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#5959CC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959CC

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959CC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959CC	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#19748A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959cc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.174 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9288dc',
    500: '#5959cc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959cc;
$custom-light: #9288dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959cc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 52.995,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52782,
    "c": 0.17373,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13628
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959CC

secondary

#D8D8A9

accent

#DC4BDC

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959CC

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

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