#595AA5#595AA5

#595AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.117 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595AA5
RGB	rgb(89, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(239, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.46, 19.91, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.46, 45.32, 296.06°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0219 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.117 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.5655, 12.1521, 37.1681)
Luminance	0.1215 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595AA5 #A5A459

analogous

#5980A5 #595AA5 #7E59A5

triadic

#595AA5 #A5595A #5AA559

tetradic

#595AA5 #A55980 #A5A459 #59A57E

square

#595AA5 #A55980 #A5A459 #59A57E

split-complementary

#595AA5 #A57E59 #80A559

monochromatic

#2E2F55 #44447D #595AA5 #8081BB #A8A9D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#595AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#595AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595AA5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595AA5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.117 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c88c0',
    500: '#595aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595aa5;
$custom-light: #8c88c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.211,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50304,
    "c": 0.11738,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595AA5

secondary

#BEBE9C

accent

#C562C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #595AA5

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

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