#596AAB#596AAB

#596AAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.104 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AAB
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 171)
HSL	hsl(228, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(228, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 38%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 11.77, -36.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 38.67, 287.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.0027 -0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.104 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6222, 15.3712, 40.6112)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AAB #AB9A59

analogous

#5993AB #596AAB #7159AB

triadic

#596AAB #AB596A #6AAB59

tetradic

#596AAB #AB5993 #AB9A59 #59AB71

square

#596AAB #AB5993 #AB9A59 #59AB71

split-complementary

#596AAB #AB7159 #93AB59

monochromatic

#2E385B #435084 #596AAB #828EC0 #AAB3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#596AAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#596AAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AAB

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AAB	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5271AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6AAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.104 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c94c4',
    500: '#596aab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aab;
$custom-light: #8c94c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.561,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53992,
    "c": 0.10392,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AAB

secondary

#C2BB9E

accent

#B35FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AAB

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

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