#596AB5#596AB5

#596AB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.119 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB5
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 181)
HSL	hsl(229, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(229, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 41.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 14.93, -41.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 44.42, 289.65°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.0048 -0.1185)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.119 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.6117, 15.7670, 45.8224)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB5 #B5A459

analogous

#5998B5 #596AB5 #7659B5

triadic

#596AB5 #B5596A #6AB559

tetradic

#596AB5 #B55998 #B5A459 #59B576

square

#596AB5 #B55998 #B5A459 #59B576

split-complementary

#596AB5 #B57659 #98B559

monochromatic

#2E3866 #404F90 #596AB5 #8390C8 #AEB6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#596AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#596AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB5

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB5	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C73B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436BB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.119 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e94cb',
    500: '#596ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab5;
$custom-light: #8e94cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.913,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54571,
    "c": 0.11859,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB5

secondary

#C9C1A1

accent

#B95ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB5

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

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