#596BA0#596BA0

#596BA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.086 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA0
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 160)
HSL	hsl(225, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(225, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 33.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 7.76, -30.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 31.74, 284.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% -0.0014 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.086 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.7207, 15.1764, 35.3519)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA0 #A08E59

analogous

#598FA0 #596BA0 #6B59A0

triadic

#596BA0 #A0596B #6BA059

tetradic

#596BA0 #A0598F #A08E59 #59A06B

square

#596BA0 #A0598F #A08E59 #59A06B

split-complementary

#596BA0 #A06B59 #8FA059

monochromatic

#2D3651 #435179 #596BA0 #7F8DB8 #A6B0CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#596BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#596BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA0

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA0	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516A9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40767E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.086 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95bc',
    500: '#596ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba0;
$custom-light: #8b95bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.789,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5361,
    "c": 0.08632,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA0

secondary

#BBB39A

accent

#AC63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA0

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

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