#596BA7#596BA7

#596BA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.097 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA7
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 167)
HSL	hsl(226, 31%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(226, 47%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.7%, 35.9%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 9.91, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 35.76, 286.08°)
OKLab	oklab(53.99% 0.0004 -0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(53.99% 0.097 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.3504, 15.4283, 38.6681)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA7 #A79559

analogous

#5992A7 #596BA7 #6E59A7

triadic

#596BA7 #A7596B #6BA759

tetradic

#596BA7 #A75992 #A79559 #59A76E

square

#596BA7 #A75992 #A79559 #59A76E

split-complementary

#596BA7 #A76E59 #92A759

monochromatic

#2E3857 #43517F #596BA7 #818FBC #A9B2D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#596BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#596BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA7

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA7	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5571A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6AA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C7781

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.097 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c1',
    500: '#596ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba7;
$custom-light: #8c95c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.154,
    "s": 30.709,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53985,
    "c": 0.0967,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA7

secondary

#BFB79C

accent

#AF61C7

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA7

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

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