#5996EF#5996EF
#5996EF is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.147 H 257.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5996EF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 150, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 82%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 63%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 37.2%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.80, 7.36, -50.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.80, 51.17, 278.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.031 -0.1438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.147 257.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6006, 30.1656, 85.8545) |
| Luminance | 0.3017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 1.87
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.50
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.86
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 5.77
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 6.24
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5996EF #EFB259
analogous
#59E1EF #5996EF #6759EF
triadic
#5996EF #EF5996 #96EF59
tetradic
#5996EF #EF59E1 #EFB259 #59EF67
square
#5996EF #EF59E1 #EFB259 #59EF67
split-complementary
#5996EF #EF6759 #E1EF59
monochromatic
#1257BC #2173EA #5996EF #91B9F4 #C9DDFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#5996EF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#5996EF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #5996EF
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5996EF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5996EF | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F9DF3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A8FED
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5996ef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 150, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.147 257.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95b4f4',
500: '#5996ef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5996ef; $custom-light: #95b4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5996ef",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 150,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.6,
"s": 82.418,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67258,
"c": 0.14713,
"h": 257.8
},
"luminance": 0.30169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5996EF
secondary
#ECD7B8
accent
#8707DF
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F2F6FD
border
#CCD0D5
text
#0E1117
muted
#7E8085