#596AA2#596AA2

#596AA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.091 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA2
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 162)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 34.6%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 8.98, -32.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 33.48, 285.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.0005 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.091 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7934, 15.0397, 36.2462)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA2 #A29159

analogous

#598FA2 #596AA2 #6D59A2

triadic

#596AA2 #A2596A #6AA259

tetradic

#596AA2 #A2598F #A29159 #59A26D

square

#596AA2 #A2598F #A29159 #59A26D

split-complementary

#596AA2 #A26D59 #8FA259

monochromatic

#2E3653 #43507B #596AA2 #7F8DB9 #A7B0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#596AA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#596AA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA2

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA2	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5670A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F69A1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.091 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94be',
    500: '#596aa2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa2;
$custom-light: #8b94be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.027,
    "s": 29.084,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53497,
    "c": 0.09057,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA2

secondary

#BCB49A

accent

#AE62C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA2

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

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