#5E599D#5E599D

#5E599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.106 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E599D
RGB	rgb(94, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(244, 28%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(244, 43%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.1%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.15, 19.43, -36.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.15, 41.27, 298.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.03% 0.0279 -0.1026)
OKLCH	oklch(50.03% 0.106 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.2726, 11.9583, 33.4479)
Luminance	0.1196 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5E599D #989D59

analogous

#59769D #5E599D #80599D

triadic

#5E599D #9D5E59 #599D5E

tetradic

#5E599D #9D5976 #989D59 #599D80

square

#5E599D #9D5976 #989D59 #599D80

split-complementary

#5E599D #9D8059 #769D59

monochromatic

#2F2D4F #474376 #5E599D #827EB6 #A8A5CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.19

#5E599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#5E599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E599D

6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E599D	1.00	6.19	3.39	6.19
#FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4163A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5F9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C6673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.106 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f88ba',
    500: '#5e599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e599d;
$custom-light: #8f88ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.412,
    "s": 27.642,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50027,
    "c": 0.10637,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11959
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E599D

secondary

#B7BA98

accent

#C464BD

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0D0B11

muted

#7D7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E599D

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

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