#595EA5#595EA5

#595EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.112 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EA5
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(236, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 17.39, -39.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 42.71, 294.03°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.0167 -0.1103)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.112 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9120, 12.8451, 37.2836)
Luminance	0.1285 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EA5 #A5A059

analogous

#5984A5 #595EA5 #7A59A5

triadic

#595EA5 #A5595E #5EA559

tetradic

#595EA5 #A55984 #A5A059 #59A57A

square

#595EA5 #A55984 #A5A059 #59A57A

split-complementary

#595EA5 #A57A59 #84A559

monochromatic

#2E3155 #44477D #595EA5 #8084BB #A8ABD0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#595EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#595EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EA5

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EA5	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4367A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D62A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F6D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.112 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8bc0',
    500: '#595ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595ea5;
$custom-light: #8c8bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.053,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5112,
    "c": 0.11158,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12846
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EA5

secondary

#BEBC9C

accent

#C062C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EA5

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

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