#595FAE#595FAE

#595FAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.123 H 277.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595FAE
RGB	rgb(89, 95, 174)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 45.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 19.58, -43.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 47.32, 294.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.88% 0.017 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(51.88% 0.123 277.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.8497, 13.3634, 41.7804)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595FAE #AEA859

analogous

#598AAE #595FAE #7E59AE

triadic

#595FAE #AE595F #5FAE59

tetradic

#595FAE #AE598A #AEA859 #59AE7E

square

#595FAE #AE598A #AEA859 #59AE7E

split-complementary

#595FAE #AE7E59 #8AAE59

monochromatic

#2E325E #424788 #595FAE #8287C2 #ABAED6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#595FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#595FAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595FAE

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595FAE	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F6AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3763AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39707E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 95, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.123 277.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d8cc6',
    500: '#595fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595fae;
$custom-light: #8d8cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 95,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.765,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51877,
    "c": 0.12341,
    "h": 277.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595FAE

secondary

#C4C19F

accent

#C35DCA

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #595FAE

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

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