#595B8D#595B8D

#595B8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.080 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595B8D
RGB	rgb(89, 91, 141)
HSL	hsl(238, 23%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 37%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 35.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 12.05, -27.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 30.41, 293.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.13% 0.0156 -0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(49.13% 0.08 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.6673, 11.5287, 26.7520)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595B8D #8D8B59

analogous

#59758D #595B8D #71598D

triadic

#595B8D #8D595B #5B8D59

tetradic

#595B8D #8D5975 #8D8B59 #598D71

square

#595B8D #8D5975 #8D8B59 #598D71

split-complementary

#595B8D #8D7159 #758D59

monochromatic

#2A2B42 #414367 #595B8D #797BAA #9EA0C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#595B8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#595B8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595B8D

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595B8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595B8D	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B618F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B656D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595b8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 91, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.080 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a89ae',
    500: '#595b8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595b8d;
$custom-light: #8a89ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595b8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 22.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49125,
    "c": 0.07961,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595B8D

secondary

#B0AF92

accent

#BC69BF

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0C0B10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #595B8D

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

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