#596AAA#596AAA

#596AAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.102 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AAA
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 170)
HSL	hsl(227, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 37.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 11.46, -36.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 38.09, 287.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.94% 0.0024 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(53.94% 0.102 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5273, 15.3332, 40.1112)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AAA #AA9959

analogous

#5992AA #596AAA #7059AA

triadic

#596AAA #AA596A #6AAA59

tetradic

#596AAA #AA5992 #AA9959 #59AA70

square

#596AAA #AA5992 #AA9959 #59AA70

split-complementary

#596AAA #AA7059 #92AA59

monochromatic

#2E385A #435083 #596AAA #818EBF #AAB3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#596AAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#596AAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AAA

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AAA	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6AA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7782

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aaa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.102 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94c3',
    500: '#596aaa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aaa;
$custom-light: #8c94c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aaa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.407,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53935,
    "c": 0.10245,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AAA

secondary

#C1BA9D

accent

#B25FC8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AAA

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

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