#596AAE#596AAE

#596AAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.108 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AAE
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 174)
HSL	hsl(228, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 12.71, -38.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 40.39, 288.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.16% 0.0033 -0.1083)
OKLCH	oklch(54.16% 0.108 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9114, 15.4869, 42.1343)
Luminance	0.1549 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AAE #AE9D59

analogous

#5995AE #596AAE #7359AE

triadic

#596AAE #AE596A #6AAE59

tetradic

#596AAE #AE5995 #AE9D59 #59AE73

square

#596AAE #AE5995 #AE9D59 #59AE73

split-complementary

#596AAE #AE7359 #95AE59

monochromatic

#2E385E #425088 #596AAE #828FC2 #ABB4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#596AAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#596AAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AAE

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AAE	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5072B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486AAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.108 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94c6',
    500: '#596aae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aae;
$custom-light: #8d94c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54162,
    "c": 0.10834,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15488
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AAE

secondary

#C4BD9F

accent

#B55DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AAE

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

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