#595E8D#595E8D

#595E8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.075 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E8D
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 141)
HSL	hsl(234, 23%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 37%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.9%, 33.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 10.17, -26.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 28.49, 290.91°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% 0.0113 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.075 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9289, 12.0519, 26.8392)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E8D #8D8859

analogous

#59788D #595E8D #6E598D

triadic

#595E8D #8D595E #5E8D59

tetradic

#595E8D #8D5978 #8D8859 #598D6E

square

#595E8D #8D5978 #8D8859 #598D6E

split-complementary

#595E8D #8D6E59 #788D59

monochromatic

#2A2C42 #414567 #595E8D #797EAA #9EA2C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#595E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#595E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E8D

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E8D	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F638F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C608C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A676F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.075 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8bae',
    500: '#595e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e8d;
$custom-light: #8a8bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.231,
    "s": 22.609,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49773,
    "c": 0.07512,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E8D

secondary

#B0AD92

accent

#B769BF

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0C0C10

muted

#7D7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E8D

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

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