#5979EB#5979EB
#5979EB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.175 H 268.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5979EB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 121, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 78%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 62%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 48.5%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.81, 23.46, -61.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.81, 65.52, 290.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.04% -0.0033 -0.1751) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.04% 0.175 268.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9475, 21.7945, 81.4205) |
| Luminance | 0.2180 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.28
Cornflower
#6A79F7
ΔE00 3.37
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.14
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.82
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.83
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5979EB #EBCB59
analogous
#59C2EB #5979EB #8259EB
triadic
#5979EB #EB5979 #79EB59
tetradic
#5979EB #EB59C2 #EBCB59 #59EB82
square
#5979EB #EB59C2 #EBCB59 #59EB82
split-complementary
#5979EB #EB8259 #C2EB59
monochromatic
#1638B4 #224DE4 #5979EB #90A5F2 #C6D1F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#5979EB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#5979EB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #5979EB
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5979EB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5979EB | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3D87EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C7AE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0093A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5979eb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 121, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.175 268.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#959ff2',
500: '#5979eb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5979eb; $custom-light: #959ff2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5979eb",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 121,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.849,
"s": 78.495,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61039,
"c": 0.17515,
"h": 268.9
},
"luminance": 0.21797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5979EB
secondary
#EADEB6
accent
#AD0BDB
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0E0E17
muted
#7E7E85