#596BAB#596BAB

#596BAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.103 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAB
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 171)
HSL	hsl(227, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 37.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 11.15, -36.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 38.06, 287.04°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.0014 -0.1026)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.103 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.7259, 15.5785, 40.6458)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAB #AB9959

analogous

#5994AB #596BAB #7059AB

triadic

#596BAB #AB596B #6BAB59

tetradic

#596BAB #AB5994 #AB9959 #59AB70

square

#596BAB #AB5994 #AB9959 #59AB70

split-complementary

#596BAB #AB7059 #94AB59

monochromatic

#2E385B #435184 #596BAB #828FC0 #AAB3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#596BAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#596BAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAB

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAB	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5372AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397883

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.103 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c4',
    500: '#596bab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bab;
$custom-light: #8c95c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.829,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54206,
    "c": 0.10261,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAB

secondary

#C2BA9E

accent

#B25FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAB

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

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