#596AA3#596AA3

#596AA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.092 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA3
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 163)
HSL	hsl(226, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(226, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 35%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 9.29, -32.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 34.06, 285.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.55% 0.0007 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(53.55% 0.092 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8826, 15.0754, 36.7162)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA3 #A39259

analogous

#598FA3 #596AA3 #6D59A3

triadic

#596AA3 #A3596A #6AA359

tetradic

#596AA3 #A3598F #A39259 #59A36D

square

#596AA3 #A3598F #A39259 #59A36D

split-complementary

#596AA3 #A36D59 #8FA359

monochromatic

#2E3754 #43507B #596AA3 #808DB9 #A7B0CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#596AA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#596AA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA3

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA3	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F69A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E767F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.092 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b94be',
    500: '#596aa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa3;
$custom-light: #8b94be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.216,
    "s": 29.365,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5355,
    "c": 0.09206,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15076
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA3

secondary

#BDB59B

accent

#AF62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA3

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

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