#5959CF#5959CF

#5959CF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.178 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959CF
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 207)
HSL	hsl(240, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 57%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.90, 33.89, -61.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.90, 70.05, 298.94°)
OKLab	oklab(53.01% 0.0261 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(53.01% 0.178 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9511, 13.7723, 60.6791)
Luminance	0.1377 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959CF #CFCF59

analogous

#5994CF #5959CF #9459CF

triadic

#5959CF #CF5959 #59CF59

tetradic

#5959CF #CF5994 #CFCF59 #59CF94

square

#5959CF #CF5994 #CFCF59 #59CF94

split-complementary

#5959CF #CF9459 #94CF59

monochromatic

#272787 #3535B6 #5959CF #8888DD #B8B8EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.59

#5959CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.75

#5959CF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959CF

5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959CF	1.00	5.59	3.75	5.59
#FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006DD3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0063CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12758B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.178 278.4);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53006,
    "c": 0.17777,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959CF

secondary

#D9D9AA

accent

#DE49DE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F2EFFB

border

#CCCAD4

text

#0E0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959CF

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

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