#596AAF#596AAF

#596AAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.110 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AAF
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 175)
HSL	hsl(228, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 39.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 13.03, -38.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 40.97, 288.54°)
OKLab	oklab(54.22% 0.0035 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(54.22% 0.11 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.0093, 15.5260, 42.6497)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AAF #AF9E59

analogous

#5995AF #596AAF #7359AF

triadic

#596AAF #AF596A #6AAF59

tetradic

#596AAF #AF5995 #AF9E59 #59AF73

square

#596AAF #AF5995 #AF9E59 #59AF73

split-complementary

#596AAF #AF7359 #95AF59

monochromatic

#2E3860 #425089 #596AAF #828FC3 #ACB4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#596AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#596AAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AAF

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AAF	1.00	5.12	4.11	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.110 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94c7',
    500: '#596aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596aaf;
$custom-light: #8d94c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.14,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5422,
    "c": 0.10982,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AAF

secondary

#C5BD9F

accent

#B55DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AAF

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

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