#5959CD#5959CD

#5959CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.175 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959CD
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 205)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 56.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 33.25, -60.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 68.93, 298.84°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% 0.0261 -0.1731)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.175 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7082, 13.6751, 59.3995)
Luminance	0.1368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959CD #CDCD59

analogous

#5993CD #5959CD #9359CD

triadic

#5959CD #CD5959 #59CD59

tetradic

#5959CD #CD5993 #CDCD59 #59CD93

square

#5959CD #CD5993 #CDCD59 #59CD93

split-complementary

#5959CD #CD9359 #93CD59

monochromatic

#282884 #3636B3 #5959CD #8888DB #B7B7E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.62

#5959CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.74

#5959CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959CD

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959CD	1.00	5.62	3.74	5.62
#FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#17748A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.175 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9288dd',
    500: '#5959cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959cd;
$custom-light: #9288dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 53.704,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52856,
    "c": 0.17508,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959CD

secondary

#D8D8AA

accent

#DD4BDD

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959CD

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

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