#595EAE#595EAE

#595EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.125 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EAE
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 174)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 46%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 20.21, -43.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 47.97, 294.92°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% 0.0182 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.125 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.7602, 13.1844, 41.7506)
Luminance	0.1318 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EAE #AEA959

analogous

#5989AE #595EAE #7F59AE

triadic

#595EAE #AE595E #5EAE59

tetradic

#595EAE #AE5989 #AEA959 #59AE7F

square

#595EAE #AE5989 #AEA959 #59AE7F

split-complementary

#595EAE #AE7F59 #89AE59

monochromatic

#2E315E #424688 #595EAE #8286C2 #ABAED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#595EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#595EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EAE

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EAE	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D69B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3662AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#396F7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.125 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8bc6',
    500: '#595eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595eae;
$custom-light: #8d8bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51675,
    "c": 0.12482,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EAE

secondary

#C4C29F

accent

#C45DCA

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EAE

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

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