#596AB2#596AB2

#596AB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.114 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB2
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 178)
HSL	hsl(229, 37%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(229, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 40.4%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.51, 13.98, -40.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.51, 42.69, 289.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.0042 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.114 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3072, 15.6452, 44.2187)
Luminance	0.1565 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB2 #B2A159

analogous

#5997B2 #596AB2 #7459B2

triadic

#596AB2 #B2596A #6AB259

tetradic

#596AB2 #B25997 #B2A159 #59B274

square

#596AB2 #B25997 #B2A159 #59B274

split-complementary

#596AB2 #B27459 #97B259

monochromatic

#2E3863 #41508D #596AB2 #8390C5 #ADB5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#596AB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#596AB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB2

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB2	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E72B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347985

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.114 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94c9',
    500: '#596ab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab2;
$custom-light: #8d94c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.539,
    "s": 36.626,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54394,
    "c": 0.11421,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15646
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB2

secondary

#C7BFA0

accent

#B75BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB2

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

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