#596AB3#596AB3

#596AB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.116 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB3
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 179)
HSL	hsl(229, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(229, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 14.30, -40.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 43.27, 289.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.0044 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.116 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4079, 15.6855, 44.7494)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB3 #B3A259

analogous

#5997B3 #596AB3 #7559B3

triadic

#596AB3 #B3596A #6AB359

tetradic

#596AB3 #B35997 #B3A259 #59B375

square

#596AB3 #B35997 #B3A259 #59B375

split-complementary

#596AB3 #B37559 #97B359

monochromatic

#2E3864 #414F8E #596AB3 #8390C6 #ADB5D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#596AB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#596AB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB3

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB3	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D72B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.116 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94ca',
    500: '#596ab3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab3;
$custom-light: #8d94ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.667,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54452,
    "c": 0.11567,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15687
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB3

secondary

#C7C0A0

accent

#B85BCD

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB3

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

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