#596AB0#596AB0

#596AB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.111 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB0
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 176)
HSL	hsl(228, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 13.35, -39.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 41.54, 288.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.0037 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.111 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.1078, 15.5655, 43.1688)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB0 #B09F59

analogous

#5996B0 #596AB0 #7459B0

triadic

#596AB0 #B0596A #6AB059

tetradic

#596AB0 #B05996 #B09F59 #59B074

square

#596AB0 #B05996 #B09F59 #59B074

split-complementary

#596AB0 #B07459 #96B059

monochromatic

#2E3861 #42508A #596AB0 #828FC4 #ACB4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#596AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#596AB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB0

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB0	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F72B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.111 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94c8',
    500: '#596ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab0;
$custom-light: #8d94c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.276,
    "s": 35.51,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54277,
    "c": 0.11128,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB0

secondary

#C5BE9F

accent

#B65CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB0

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

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