#5979BF#5979BF

#5979BF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.114 H 264.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979BF
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 191)
HSL	hsl(221, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(221, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.33, 8.92, -40.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.33, 41.20, 282.51°)
OKLab	oklab(58.34% -0.0109 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(58.34% 0.114 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.3580, 19.5587, 51.9825)
Luminance	0.1956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979BF #BF9F59

analogous

#59ACBF #5979BF #6C59BF

triadic

#5979BF #BF5979 #79BF59

tetradic

#5979BF #BF59AC #BF9F59 #59BF6C

square

#5979BF #BF59AC #BF9F59 #59BF6C

split-complementary

#5979BF #BF6C59 #ACBF59

monochromatic

#2C4272 #3D5B9E #5979BF #859DD0 #B1C0E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.28

#5979BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#5979BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979BF

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979BF	1.00	4.28	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D7FC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5176BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#248893

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.114 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e9fd2',
    500: '#5979bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979bf;
$custom-light: #8e9fd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.176,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5834,
    "c": 0.11419,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979BF

secondary

#CFC2A4

accent

#AC54D4

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0E14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979BF

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

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