#5E5FA5#5E5FA5
#5E5FA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.109 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E5FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 95, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 28%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 43%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43%, 42.4%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.18, 18.06, -37.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.18, 42.03, 295.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.72% 0.0213 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.72% 0.109 281.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.4978, 13.2800, 37.3367) |
| Luminance | 0.1328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.00
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 6.00
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.04
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.16
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.22
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E5FA5 #A5A45E
analogous
#5E82A5 #5E5FA5 #805EA5
triadic
#5E5FA5 #A55E5F #5FA55E
tetradic
#5E5FA5 #A55E82 #A5A45E #5EA580
square
#5E5FA5 #A55E82 #A5A45E #5EA580
split-complementary
#5E5FA5 #A5805E #82A55E
monochromatic
#313258 #47487F #5E5FA5 #8586BB #ADADD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#5E5FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#5E5FA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E5FA5
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E5FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E5FA5 | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4669A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4264A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#486D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e5fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 95, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.109 281.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f8cc0',
500: '#5e5fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e5fa5; $custom-light: #8f8cc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e5fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 95,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.155,
"s": 28.287,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51715,
"c": 0.1092,
"h": 281.3
},
"luminance": 0.13281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E5FA5
secondary
#BFBFA0
accent
#C363C5
background
#F9F8FB
surface
#F1F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0D0C12
muted
#7E7D81