#596AA0#596AA0

#596AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.088 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA0
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 160)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.59, 8.37, -31.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.59, 32.33, 285.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% -0.0001 -0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.088 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.6170, 14.9691, 35.3173)
Luminance	0.1497 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA0 #A08F59

analogous

#598EA0 #596AA0 #6C59A0

triadic

#596AA0 #A0596A #6AA059

tetradic

#596AA0 #A0598E #A08F59 #59A06C

square

#596AA0 #A0598E #A08F59 #59A06C

split-complementary

#596AA0 #A06C59 #8EA059

monochromatic

#2D3651 #435079 #596AA0 #7F8CB8 #A6AFCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#596AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#596AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA0

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA0	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576FA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50699F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40757E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.088 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94bc',
    500: '#596aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa0;
$custom-light: #8b94bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.634,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5339,
    "c": 0.08759,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1497
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA0

secondary

#BBB39A

accent

#AD63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA0

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

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