#5979BB#5979BB

#5979BB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.109 H 263.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979BB
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 187)
HSL	hsl(220, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(220, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 35.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.13, 7.64, -38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.13, 38.99, 281.30°)
OKLab	oklab(58.12% -0.0119 -0.1079)
OKLCH	oklch(58.12% 0.109 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9238, 19.3850, 49.6959)
Luminance	0.1939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979BB #BB9B59

analogous

#59AABB #5979BB #6A59BB

triadic

#5979BB #BB5979 #79BB59

tetradic

#5979BB #BB59AA #BB9B59 #59BB6A

square

#5979BB #BB59AA #BB9B59 #59BB6A

split-complementary

#5979BB #BB6A59 #AABB59

monochromatic

#2D426D #3E5C98 #5979BB #849CCD #B0BFDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#5979BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#5979BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979BB

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979BB	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7FBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5476BA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#298791

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.109 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e9fd0',
    500: '#5979bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979bb;
$custom-light: #8e9fd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.408,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58119,
    "c": 0.10854,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.19386
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979BB

secondary

#CDBFA3

accent

#A956D2

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0E14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979BB

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

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