#596BA2#596BA2

#596BA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.089 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA2
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 162)
HSL	hsl(225, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(225, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 34%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.97, 8.37, -31.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.97, 32.89, 284.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.72% -0.0009 -0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(53.72% 0.089 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.8971, 15.2470, 36.2807)
Luminance	0.1525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA2 #A29059

analogous

#5990A2 #596BA2 #6B59A2

triadic

#596BA2 #A2596B #6BA259

tetradic

#596BA2 #A25990 #A29059 #59A26B

square

#596BA2 #A25990 #A29059 #59A26B

split-complementary

#596BA2 #A26B59 #90A259

monochromatic

#2E3753 #43517B #596BA2 #7F8EB9 #A7B1CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#596BA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#596BA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA2

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA2	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5770A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F767F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.089 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95be',
    500: '#596ba2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba2;
$custom-light: #8b95be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.205,
    "s": 29.084,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53715,
    "c": 0.08929,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA2

secondary

#BCB49A

accent

#AD62C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA2

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

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