#595EB5#595EB5

#595EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.135 H 278.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595EB5
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(237, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 22.43, -46.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 52.03, 295.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.12% 0.0191 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(52.12% 0.135 278.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4604, 13.4645, 45.4387)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595EB5 #B5B059

analogous

#598CB5 #595EB5 #8259B5

triadic

#595EB5 #B5595E #5EB559

tetradic

#595EB5 #B5598C #B5B059 #59B582

square

#595EB5 #B5598C #B5B059 #59B582

split-complementary

#595EB5 #B58259 #8CB559

monochromatic

#2E3166 #404590 #595EB5 #8387C8 #AEB0DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#595EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#595EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595EB5

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595EB5	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#376AB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E63B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.135 278.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e8bcc',
    500: '#595eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595eb5;
$custom-light: #8e8bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.739,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52123,
    "c": 0.13495,
    "h": 278.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595EB5

secondary

#C9C7A1

accent

#C85ACE

background

#F9F8FC

surface

#F1F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0C13

muted

#7E7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #595EB5

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

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