#5B5992#5B5992

#5B5992 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.090 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B5992
RGB	rgb(91, 89, 146)
HSL	hsl(242, 24%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(242, 39%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.7%, 39%, 0%, 42.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.32, 15.35, -31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.32, 34.72, 296.24°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0221 -0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.09 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.0736, 11.4438, 28.7086)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B5992 #909259

analogous

#597392 #5B5992 #775992

triadic

#5B5992 #925B59 #59925B

tetradic

#5B5992 #925973 #909259 #599277

square

#5B5992 #925973 #909259 #599277

split-complementary

#5B5992 #927759 #739259

monochromatic

#2C2B46 #43426C #5B5992 #7C7AAE #A1A0C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#5B5992 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#5B5992 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B5992

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B5992	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B5992	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#476194

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455D91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C646E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b5992;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 89, 146);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.090 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c87b2',
    500: '#5b5992',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b5992;
$custom-light: #8c87b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b5992",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 146
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.105,
    "s": 24.255,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49141,
    "c": 0.09011,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11444
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B5992

secondary

#B2B394

accent

#C167BE

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B5992

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

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