#596BA6#596BA6

#596BA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.095 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA6
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 166)
HSL	hsl(226, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(226, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.17, 9.60, -33.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.17, 35.19, 285.83°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.0002 -0.0952)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.095 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2583, 15.3915, 38.1832)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA6 #A69459

analogous

#5991A6 #596BA6 #6E59A6

triadic

#596BA6 #A6596B #6BA659

tetradic

#596BA6 #A65991 #A69459 #59A66E

square

#596BA6 #A65991 #A69459 #59A66E

split-complementary

#596BA6 #A66E59 #91A659

monochromatic

#2E3856 #44517E #596BA6 #818FBB #A9B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#596BA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#596BA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA6

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA6	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5571A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6AA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.095 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c0',
    500: '#596ba6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba6;
$custom-light: #8c95c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.974,
    "s": 30.196,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5393,
    "c": 0.09522,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA6

secondary

#BFB79C

accent

#AF61C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA6

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

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