#596AAD#596AAD
#596AAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.107 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596AAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 106, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 34%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 49%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.6%, 38.7%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.24, 12.40, -37.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.24, 39.82, 288.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.11% 0.0031 -0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.11% 0.107 271.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8143, 15.4480, 41.6228) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.87
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.60
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 6.42
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 7.44
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.55
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596AAD #AD9C59
analogous
#5994AD #596AAD #7259AD
triadic
#596AAD #AD596A #6AAD59
tetradic
#596AAD #AD5994 #AD9C59 #59AD72
square
#596AAD #AD5994 #AD9C59 #59AD72
split-complementary
#596AAD #AD7259 #94AD59
monochromatic
#2E385D #425086 #596AAD #828FC1 #ABB4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#596AAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#596AAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596AAD
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596AAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596AAD | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5171B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#387883
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596aad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.107 271.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d94c6',
500: '#596aad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596aad; $custom-light: #8d94c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596aad",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 106,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.857,
"s": 33.871,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54105,
"c": 0.10687,
"h": 271.7
},
"luminance": 0.15449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596AAD
secondary
#C3BC9E
accent
#B45ECA
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82