#5979BD#5979BD

#5979BD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.111 H 264.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979BD
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 189)
HSL	hsl(221, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(221, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.23, 8.28, -39.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.23, 40.09, 281.92°)
OKLab	oklab(58.23% -0.0114 -0.1108)
OKLCH	oklch(58.23% 0.111 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.1394, 19.4713, 50.8313)
Luminance	0.1947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979BD #BD9D59

analogous

#59ABBD #5979BD #6B59BD

triadic

#5979BD #BD5979 #79BD59

tetradic

#5979BD #BD59AB #BD9D59 #59BD6B

square

#5979BD #BD59AB #BD9D59 #59BD6B

split-complementary

#5979BD #BD6B59 #ABBD59

monochromatic

#2C426F #3E5C9B #5979BD #859CCE #B1C0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.29

#5979BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.89

#5979BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979BD

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979BD	1.00	4.29	4.89	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.89	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E7FC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5276BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#268892

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.111 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e9fd1',
    500: '#5979bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979bd;
$custom-light: #8e9fd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.8,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58229,
    "c": 0.11137,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.19473
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979BD

secondary

#CEC1A4

accent

#AB55D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0E14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979BD

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

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