#596AA1#596AA1

#596AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.089 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA1
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 161)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 45%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.64, 8.68, -31.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.64, 32.90, 285.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.44% 0.0002 -0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(53.44% 0.089 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7049, 15.0043, 35.7799)
Luminance	0.1500 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA1 #A19059

analogous

#598EA1 #596AA1 #6C59A1

triadic

#596AA1 #A1596A #6AA159

tetradic

#596AA1 #A1598E #A19059 #59A16C

square

#596AA1 #A1598E #A19059 #59A16C

split-complementary

#596AA1 #A16C59 #8EA159

monochromatic

#2D3652 #43507A #596AA1 #7F8CB8 #A6B0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#596AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#596AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA1

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA1	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566FA3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5069A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40757E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.089 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94bd',
    500: '#596aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa1;
$custom-light: #8b94bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.833,
    "s": 28.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53443,
    "c": 0.08908,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15005
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA1

secondary

#BCB49A

accent

#AE63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA1

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

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