#5979CB#5979CB

#5979CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.131 H 266.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5979CB
RGB	rgb(89, 121, 203)
HSL	hsl(223, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(223, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 40.4%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.96, 12.82, -46.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.96, 47.84, 285.54°)
OKLab	oklab(59.03% -0.0083 -0.1308)
OKLCH	oklch(59.03% 0.131 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.7331, 20.1087, 59.2244)
Luminance	0.2011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5979CB #CBAB59

analogous

#59B2CB #5979CB #7259CB

triadic

#5979CB #CB5979 #79CB59

tetradic

#5979CB #CB59B2 #CBAB59 #59CB72

square

#5979CB #CB59B2 #CBAB59 #59CB72

split-complementary

#5979CB #CB7259 #B2CB59

monochromatic

#284181 #3759B0 #5979CB #889FDA #B6C4E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.18

#5979CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.02

#5979CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #5979CB

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5979CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##5979CB	1.00	4.18	5.02	5.02
#FFFFFF	4.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.02	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5681CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4877C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0D8B98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5979cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.131 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#909fdb',
    500: '#5979cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5979cb;
$custom-light: #909fdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5979cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.158,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59027,
    "c": 0.13108,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5979CB

secondary

#D7CAA9

accent

#B34CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F2FB

border

#CCCCD4

text

#0D0E15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #5979CB

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

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