#596BA1#596BA1

#596BA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.088 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA1
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 161)
HSL	hsl(225, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(225, 45%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 33.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.92, 8.06, -31.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.92, 32.32, 284.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.66% -0.0011 -0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(53.66% 0.088 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.8085, 15.2116, 35.8144)
Luminance	0.1521 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA1 #A18F59

analogous

#598FA1 #596BA1 #6B59A1

triadic

#596BA1 #A1596B #6BA159

tetradic

#596BA1 #A1598F #A18F59 #59A16B

square

#596BA1 #A1598F #A18F59 #59A16B

split-complementary

#596BA1 #A16B59 #8FA159

monochromatic

#2D3752 #43517A #596BA1 #7F8DB8 #A6B0CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#596BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#596BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA1

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA1	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5870A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516AA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F767F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.088 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95bd',
    500: '#596ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba1;
$custom-light: #8b95bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 28.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53662,
    "c": 0.08781,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA1

secondary

#BCB39A

accent

#AC63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA1

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

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