#596AA6#596AA6

#596AA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.097 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA6
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 166)
HSL	hsl(227, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(227, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 36.1%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.89, 10.22, -34.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.89, 35.78, 286.59°)
OKLab	oklab(53.71% 0.0015 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(53.71% 0.097 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.1546, 15.1842, 38.1486)
Luminance	0.1519 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA6 #A69559

analogous

#5991A6 #596AA6 #6E59A6

triadic

#596AA6 #A6596A #6AA659

tetradic

#596AA6 #A65991 #A69559 #59A66E

square

#596AA6 #A65991 #A69559 #59A66E

split-complementary

#596AA6 #A66E59 #91A659

monochromatic

#2E3756 #44517E #596AA6 #818EBB #A9B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#596AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#596AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA6

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA6	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7680

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.097 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94c0',
    500: '#596aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa6;
$custom-light: #8c94c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.753,
    "s": 30.196,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53714,
    "c": 0.09652,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA6

secondary

#BFB79C

accent

#B061C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA6

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

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