#596BA5#596BA5

#596BA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.094 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA5
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 165)
HSL	hsl(226, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(226, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 35.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 9.29, -33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 34.61, 285.57°)
OKLab	oklab(53.88% -0.0001 -0.0937)
OKLCH	oklch(53.88% 0.094 270)
XYZ	xyz(16.1669, 15.3549, 37.7019)
Luminance	0.1536 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA5 #A59359

analogous

#5991A5 #596BA5 #6D59A5

triadic

#596BA5 #A5596B #6BA559

tetradic

#596BA5 #A55991 #A59359 #59A56D

square

#596BA5 #A55991 #A59359 #59A56D

split-complementary

#596BA5 #A56D59 #91A559

monochromatic

#2E3755 #44517D #596BA5 #808EBB #A8B2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#596BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#596BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA5

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA5	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5671A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6AA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7780

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.094 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c0',
    500: '#596ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba5;
$custom-light: #8c95c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.789,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53876,
    "c": 0.09374,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.15356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA5

secondary

#BEB69C

accent

#AE62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA5

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

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