#596AA5#596AA5

#596AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.095 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA5
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 165)
HSL	hsl(227, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(227, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 35.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 9.91, -33.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 35.21, 286.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% 0.0012 -0.095)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.095 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0633, 15.1476, 37.6674)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA5 #A59459

analogous

#5990A5 #596AA5 #6E59A5

triadic

#596AA5 #A5596A #6AA559

tetradic

#596AA5 #A55990 #A59459 #59A56E

square

#596AA5 #A55990 #A59459 #59A56E

split-complementary

#596AA5 #A56E59 #90A559

monochromatic

#2E3755 #44507D #596AA5 #808DBB #A8B1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#596AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#596AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA5

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA5	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5570A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.095 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94c0',
    500: '#596aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa5;
$custom-light: #8c94c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.579,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53659,
    "c": 0.09504,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA5

secondary

#BEB69C

accent

#B062C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA5

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

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