#5959DE#5959DE

#5959DE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.198 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5959DE
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 222)
HSL	hsl(240, 67%, 61%)
HSV	hsv(240, 60%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.9%, 59.9%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.00, 38.73, -68.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.00, 78.34, 299.63°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.0259 -0.1958)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.198 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8728, 14.5410, 70.7998)
Luminance	0.1454 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5959DE #DEDE59

analogous

#599BDE #5959DE #9B59DE

triadic

#5959DE #DE5959 #59DE59

tetradic

#5959DE #DE599B #DEDE59 #59DE9B

square

#5959DE #DE599B #DEDE59 #59DE9B

split-complementary

#5959DE #DE9B59 #9BDE59

monochromatic

#1F1F9D #2929D0 #5959DE #8C8CE8 #BFBFF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#5959DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#5959DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5959DE

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5959DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5959DE	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0070E2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0065DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007A93

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5959de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.198 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9488e9',
    500: '#5959de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5959de;
$custom-light: #9488e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5959de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 66.834,
    "l": 60.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5416,
    "c": 0.19752,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14543
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5959DE

secondary

#E2E2B0

accent

#CF17CF

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2F0FD

border

#CCCBD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #5959DE

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

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