#595EA6#595EA6

#595EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.113 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EA6
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(236, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 17.70, -39.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 43.30, 294.13°)
OKLab	oklab(51.18% 0.0169 -0.1118)
OKLCH	oklch(51.18% 0.113 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0034, 12.8817, 37.7649)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EA6 #A6A159

analogous

#5984A6 #595EA6 #7B59A6

triadic

#595EA6 #A6595E #5EA659

tetradic

#595EA6 #A65984 #A6A159 #59A67B

square

#595EA6 #A65984 #A6A159 #59A67B

split-complementary

#595EA6 #A67B59 #84A659

monochromatic

#2E3156 #44477E #595EA6 #8185BB #A9ABD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#595EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#595EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EA6

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EA6	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4268A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D62A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.113 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8bc1',
    500: '#595ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595ea6;
$custom-light: #8c8bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.104,
    "s": 30.196,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5118,
    "c": 0.11306,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EA6

secondary

#BFBC9C

accent

#C061C6

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EA6

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

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