#596AB4#596AB4

#596AB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.117 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB4
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 180)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(229, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 41.1%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 14.62, -41.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 43.84, 289.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.51% 0.0046 -0.117)
OKLCH	oklch(54.51% 0.117 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.5094, 15.7261, 45.2840)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB4 #B4A359

analogous

#5997B4 #596AB4 #7559B4

triadic

#596AB4 #B4596A #6AB459

tetradic

#596AB4 #B45997 #B4A359 #59B475

square

#596AB4 #B45997 #B4A359 #59B475

split-complementary

#596AB4 #B47559 #97B459

monochromatic

#2E3865 #414F8F #596AB4 #8390C7 #ADB6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#596AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#596AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB4

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB4	1.00	5.07	4.15	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D73B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436BB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.117 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d94cb',
    500: '#596ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab4;
$custom-light: #8d94cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.791,
    "s": 37.759,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54511,
    "c": 0.11713,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB4

secondary

#C8C1A1

accent

#B85ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB4

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

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