#5959DB#5959DB

#5959DB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.194 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959DB
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 219)
HSL	hsl(240, 64%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(240, 59%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 59.4%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 37.77, -66.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 76.70, 299.50°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.026 -0.1919)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.194 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4743, 14.3816, 68.7011)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959DB #DBDB59

analogous

#599ADB #5959DB #9A59DB

triadic

#5959DB #DB5959 #59DB59

tetradic

#5959DB #DB599A #DBDB59 #59DB9A

square

#5959DB #DB599A #DBDB59 #59DB9A

split-complementary

#5959DB #DB9A59 #9ADB59

monochromatic

#212199 #2C2CCB #5959DB #8B8BE6 #BEBEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#5959DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#5959DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959DB

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959DB	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006FDF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0064D8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007991

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.194 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9488e7',
    500: '#5959db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959db;
$custom-light: #9488e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 64.356,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53925,
    "c": 0.19362,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959DB

secondary

#E1E1AF

accent

#CC19CC

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959DB

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

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