#596BAC#596BAC

#596BAC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.104 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAC
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 172)
HSL	hsl(227, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 37.8%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.47, 11.47, -36.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.47, 38.64, 287.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.0016 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.104 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.8215, 15.6168, 41.1497)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAC #AC9A59

analogous

#5994AC #596BAC #7059AC

triadic

#596BAC #AC596B #6BAC59

tetradic

#596BAC #AC5994 #AC9A59 #59AC70

square

#596BAC #AC5994 #AC9A59 #59AC70

split-complementary

#596BAC #AC7059 #94AC59

monochromatic

#2E385C #435185 #596BAC #828FC0 #ABB4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#596BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#596BAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAC

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAC	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5372AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.104 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c5',
    500: '#596bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bac;
$custom-light: #8c95c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.988,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54262,
    "c": 0.10409,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAC

secondary

#C3BB9E

accent

#B25EC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAC

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

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