#595EA7#595EA7

#595EA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.115 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EA7
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 167)
HSL	hsl(236, 31%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 47%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 18.01, -40.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 43.88, 294.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.24% 0.0171 -0.1133)
OKLCH	oklch(51.24% 0.115 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.0955, 12.9185, 38.2498)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EA7 #A7A259

analogous

#5985A7 #595EA7 #7B59A7

triadic

#595EA7 #A7595E #5EA759

tetradic

#595EA7 #A75985 #A7A259 #59A77B

square

#595EA7 #A75985 #A7A259 #59A77B

split-complementary

#595EA7 #A77B59 #85A759

monochromatic

#2E3157 #43477F #595EA7 #8185BC #A9ACD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#595EA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#595EA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EA7

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EA7	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4268AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C62A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E6D7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595ea7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.115 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8bc1',
    500: '#595ea7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595ea7;
$custom-light: #8c8bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595ea7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.154,
    "s": 30.709,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51241,
    "c": 0.11454,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EA7

secondary

#BFBD9C

accent

#C061C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EA7

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

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