#596AA7#596AA7

#596AA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.098 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AA7
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 167)
HSL	hsl(227, 31%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(227, 47%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 36.5%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 10.53, -34.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 36.36, 286.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.77% 0.0017 -0.098)
OKLCH	oklch(53.77% 0.098 271)
XYZ	xyz(16.2467, 15.2210, 38.6336)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AA7 #A79659

analogous

#5991A7 #596AA7 #6F59A7

triadic

#596AA7 #A7596A #6AA759

tetradic

#596AA7 #A75991 #A79659 #59A76F

square

#596AA7 #A75991 #A79659 #59A76F

split-complementary

#596AA7 #A76F59 #91A759

monochromatic

#2E3757 #43517F #596AA7 #818EBC #A9B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#596AA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#596AA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AA7

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AA7	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5470A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aa7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.098 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94c1',
    500: '#596aa7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aa7;
$custom-light: #8c94c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aa7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.923,
    "s": 30.709,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53769,
    "c": 0.098,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.15222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AA7

secondary

#BFB89C

accent

#B161C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AA7

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

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