#596AB1#596AB1

#596AB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.113 H 272.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB1
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 177)
HSL	hsl(228, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 50%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 40.1%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 13.66, -39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 42.12, 288.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.34% 0.004 -0.1127)
OKLCH	oklch(54.34% 0.113 272)
XYZ	xyz(17.2071, 15.6052, 43.6918)
Luminance	0.1561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB1 #B1A059

analogous

#5996B1 #596AB1 #7459B1

triadic

#596AB1 #B1596A #6AB159

tetradic

#596AB1 #B15996 #B1A059 #59B174

square

#596AB1 #B15996 #B1A059 #59B174

split-complementary

#596AB1 #B17459 #96B159

monochromatic

#2E3862 #41508B #596AB1 #838FC5 #ACB5D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#596AB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#596AB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB1

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB1	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E72B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.113 272.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94c8',
    500: '#596ab1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab1;
$custom-light: #8d94c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.409,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54335,
    "c": 0.11275,
    "h": 272
  },
  "luminance": 0.15606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB1

secondary

#C6BFA0

accent

#B65CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB1

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

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