#595E99#595E99

#595E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.094 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E99
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(235, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 13.72, -32.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 35.63, 292.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.42% 0.0143 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(50.42% 0.094 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.8706, 12.4286, 31.7989)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E99 #999459

analogous

#597E99 #595E99 #745999

triadic

#595E99 #99595E #5E9959

tetradic

#595E99 #99597E #999459 #599974

square

#595E99 #99597E #999459 #599974

split-complementary

#595E99 #997459 #7E9959

monochromatic

#2C2E4C #424672 #595E99 #7C81B3 #A3A6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#595E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#595E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E99

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E99	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A659B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466198

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.094 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8bb7',
    500: '#595e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e99;
$custom-light: #8b8bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.313,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50422,
    "c": 0.09355,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E99

secondary

#B7B597

accent

#BB65C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E99

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

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