#5959CE#5959CE

#5959CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.176 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959CE
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 206)
HSL	hsl(240, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.83, 33.57, -60.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.83, 69.49, 298.89°)
OKLab	oklab(52.93% 0.0261 -0.1745)
OKLCH	oklch(52.93% 0.176 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.8292, 13.7235, 60.0372)
Luminance	0.1373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959CE #CECE59

analogous

#5993CE #5959CE #9359CE

triadic

#5959CE #CE5959 #59CE59

tetradic

#5959CE #CE5993 #CECE59 #59CE93

square

#5959CE #CE5993 #CECE59 #59CE93

split-complementary

#5959CE #CE9359 #93CE59

monochromatic

#272785 #3535B5 #5959CE #8888DC #B8B8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.61

#5959CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#5959CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959CE

5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959CE	1.00	5.61	3.75	5.61
#FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15748B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.176 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9288de',
    500: '#5959ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959ce;
$custom-light: #9288de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 54.419,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52931,
    "c": 0.17642,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13725
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959CE

secondary

#D9D9AA

accent

#DE4ADE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959CE

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

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