#595C8D#595C8D

#595C8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.078 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595C8D
RGB	rgb(89, 92, 141)
HSL	hsl(237, 23%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(237, 37%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 34.8%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.74, 11.42, -27.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.74, 29.77, 292.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0142 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.078 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7533, 11.7008, 26.7807)
Luminance	0.1170 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595C8D #8D8A59

analogous

#59768D #595C8D #70598D

triadic

#595C8D #8D595C #5C8D59

tetradic

#595C8D #8D5976 #8D8A59 #598D70

square

#595C8D #8D5976 #8D8A59 #598D70

split-complementary

#595C8D #8D7059 #768D59

monochromatic

#2A2B42 #414467 #595C8D #797CAA #9EA0C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#595C8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#595C8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595C8D

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595C8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595C8D	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D628F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5E8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B656E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595c8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 92, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.078 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8aae',
    500: '#595c8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595c8d;
$custom-light: #8a8aae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595c8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.538,
    "s": 22.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4934,
    "c": 0.07809,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11701
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595C8D

secondary

#B0AE92

accent

#BA69BF

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0C0B10

muted

#7D7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #595C8D

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

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