#595B8F#595B8F

#595B8F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.083 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595B8F
RGB	rgb(89, 91, 143)
HSL	hsl(238, 23%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 38%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.8%, 36.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.55, 12.63, -28.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.55, 31.61, 293.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0161 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.083 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8174, 11.5887, 27.5428)
Luminance	0.1159 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595B8F #8F8D59

analogous

#59768F #595B8F #72598F

triadic

#595B8F #8F595B #5B8F59

tetradic

#595B8F #8F5976 #8F8D59 #598F72

square

#595B8F #8F5976 #8F8D59 #598F72

split-complementary

#595B8F #8F7259 #768F59

monochromatic

#2A2B44 #424369 #595B8F #797BAC #9FA0C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.33

#595B8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#595B8F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595B8F

6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595B8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595B8F	1.00	6.33	3.32	6.33
#FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A6291

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#485E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595b8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 91, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.083 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a89b0',
    500: '#595b8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595b8f;
$custom-light: #8a89b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595b8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.778,
    "s": 23.276,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49232,
    "c": 0.0827,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11589
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595B8F

secondary

#B1B093

accent

#BD68C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0C0B10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #595B8F

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

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