#596BAA#596BAA

#596BAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.101 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAA
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 170)
HSL	hsl(227, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 37.1%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.37, 10.84, -35.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.37, 37.49, 286.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.0012 -0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.101 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.6309, 15.5405, 40.1457)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAA #AA9859

analogous

#5993AA #596BAA #6F59AA

triadic

#596BAA #AA596B #6BAA59

tetradic

#596BAA #AA5993 #AA9859 #59AA6F

square

#596BAA #AA5993 #AA9859 #59AA6F

split-complementary

#596BAA #AA6F59 #93AA59

monochromatic

#2E385A #435183 #596BAA #818FBF #AAB3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#596BAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#596BAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAA

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAA	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7882

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596baa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.101 270.7);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596baa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5415,
    "c": 0.10114,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15542
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAA

secondary

#C1B99D

accent

#B15FC8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAA

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

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