#595E8A#595E8A
#595E8A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.070 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #595E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 94, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 22%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 36%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35.5%, 31.9%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.16, 9.30, -25.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.16, 26.69, 290.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.62% 0.0104 -0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.62% 0.07 278.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7087, 11.9638, 25.6795) |
| Luminance | 0.1196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.64
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.07
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.84
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.81
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.90
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#595E8A #8A8559
analogous
#59778A #595E8A #6D598A
triadic
#595E8A #8A595E #5E8A59
tetradic
#595E8A #8A5977 #8A8559 #598A6D
square
#595E8A #8A5977 #8A8559 #598A6D
split-complementary
#595E8A #8A6D59 #778A59
monochromatic
#292B40 #414565 #595E8A #787DA8 #9DA1C0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#595E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#595E8A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #595E8A
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##595E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##595E8A | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#50638C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D5F89
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C666E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #595e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.070 278.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#898bac',
500: '#595e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #595e8a; $custom-light: #898bac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#595e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 94,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 233.878,
"s": 21.586,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49619,
"c": 0.07046,
"h": 278.5
},
"luminance": 0.11964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#595E8A
secondary
#AEAB91
accent
#B66ABE
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#F0F0F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0C0C10
muted
#7D7D7F