#596BA9#596BA9

#596BA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.100 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BA9
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 169)
HSL	hsl(227, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 47%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.3%, 36.7%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.32, 10.53, -35.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.32, 36.91, 286.57°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.0009 -0.0997)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.1 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.5367, 15.5028, 39.6494)
Luminance	0.1550 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BA9 #A99759

analogous

#5993A9 #596BA9 #6F59A9

triadic

#596BA9 #A9596B #6BA959

tetradic

#596BA9 #A95993 #A99759 #59A96F

square

#596BA9 #A95993 #A99759 #59A96F

split-complementary

#596BA9 #A96F59 #93A959

monochromatic

#2E3859 #435182 #596BA9 #818FBE #AAB3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#596BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#596BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BA9

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BA9	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5471AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B7882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.100 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c3',
    500: '#596ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ba9;
$custom-light: #8c95c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.5,
    "s": 31.746,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54095,
    "c": 0.09966,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15504
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BA9

secondary

#C1B99D

accent

#B160C8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BA9

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

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