#5979AE#5979AE

#5979AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.090 H 260.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979AE
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(217, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 30.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.52, 3.56, -31.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.52, 31.90, 276.40°)
OKLab	oklab(57.43% -0.0154 -0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(57.43% 0.09 260.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.5946, 18.8533, 42.6954)
Luminance	0.1885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979AE #AE8E59

analogous

#59A4AE #5979AE #6459AE

triadic

#5979AE #AE5979 #79AE59

tetradic

#5979AE #AE59A4 #AE8E59 #59AE64

square

#5979AE #AE59A4 #AE8E59 #59AE64

split-complementary

#5979AE #AE6459 #A4AE59

monochromatic

#2E405E #425C88 #5979AE #829AC2 #ABBBD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.40

#5979AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.77

#5979AE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979AE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979AE	1.00	4.40	4.77	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.40	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#657DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35848C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.090 260.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c9fc6',
    500: '#5979ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979ae;
$custom-light: #8c9fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.412,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57434,
    "c": 0.09027,
    "h": 260.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979AE

secondary

#C4B69F

accent

#A15DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979AE

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

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