#5979AF#5979AF

#5979AF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.092 H 260.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979AF
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 175)
HSL	hsl(218, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(218, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 30.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.56, 3.87, -32.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.56, 32.44, 276.84°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% -0.0151 -0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.092 260.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6925, 18.8925, 43.2107)
Luminance	0.1889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979AF #AF8F59

analogous

#59A4AF #5979AF #6459AF

triadic

#5979AF #AF5979 #79AF59

tetradic

#5979AF #AF59A4 #AF8F59 #59AF64

square

#5979AF #AF59A4 #AF8F59 #59AF64

split-complementary

#5979AF #AF6459 #A4AF59

monochromatic

#2E4060 #425C89 #5979AF #829AC3 #ACBCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.39

#5979AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.78

#5979AF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979AF

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979AF	1.00	4.39	4.78	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.39	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.78	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#647DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B75AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34858C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#787878

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.092 260.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d9fc7',
    500: '#5979af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979af;
$custom-light: #8d9fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.674,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57485,
    "c": 0.09166,
    "h": 260.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979AF

secondary

#C5B79F

accent

#A25DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979AF

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

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