#595EA8#595EA8

#595EA8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.116 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EA8
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 168)
HSL	hsl(236, 31%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 47%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(47%, 44%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 18.33, -40.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 44.47, 294.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.3% 0.0173 -0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(51.3% 0.116 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1883, 12.9556, 38.7386)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EA8 #A8A359

analogous

#5985A8 #595EA8 #7C59A8

triadic

#595EA8 #A8595E #5EA859

tetradic

#595EA8 #A85985 #A8A359 #59A87C

square

#595EA8 #A85985 #A8A359 #59A87C

split-complementary

#595EA8 #A87C59 #85A859

monochromatic

#2E3158 #434780 #595EA8 #8185BD #A9ACD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#595EA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#595EA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EA8

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EA8	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4168AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B62A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D6D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595ea8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.116 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c8bc2',
    500: '#595ea8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595ea8;
$custom-light: #8c8bc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595ea8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.203,
    "s": 31.225,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51302,
    "c": 0.11602,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EA8

secondary

#C0BE9D

accent

#C160C7

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EA8

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

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