#59699B#59699B
#59699B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.081 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #59699B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 105, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 27%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 43%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(42.6%, 32.3%, 0%, 39.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.07, 7.48, -29.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.07, 30.03, 284.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.91% -0.0001 -0.0814) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.91% 0.081 269.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0860, 14.5928, 33.0258) |
| Luminance | 0.1459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.53
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.89
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.85
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.50
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.95
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#59699B #9B8B59
analogous
#598A9B #59699B #6A599B
triadic
#59699B #9B5969 #699B59
tetradic
#59699B #9B598A #9B8B59 #599B6A
square
#59699B #9B598A #9B8B59 #599B6A
split-complementary
#59699B #9B6A59 #8A9B59
monochromatic
#2C344D #434F74 #59699B #7D8AB4 #A4ADCB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#59699B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#59699B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #59699B
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##59699B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##59699B | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#586E9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52689A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43737B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #59699b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.081 269.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b93b8',
500: '#59699b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #59699b; $custom-light: #8b93b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#59699b",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 105,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.455,
"s": 27.049,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52909,
"c": 0.0814,
"h": 269.9
},
"luminance": 0.14594
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#59699B
secondary
#B8B097
accent
#AC64C3
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0D11
muted
#7D7E80