#596BAD#596BAD

#596BAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.106 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAD
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 173)
HSL	hsl(227, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.52, 11.78, -37.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.52, 39.21, 287.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.0018 -0.1055)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.106 271)
XYZ	xyz(16.9179, 15.6553, 41.6574)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAD #AD9B59

analogous

#5995AD #596BAD #7159AD

triadic

#596BAD #AD596B #6BAD59

tetradic

#596BAD #AD5995 #AD9B59 #59AD71

square

#596BAD #AD5995 #AD9B59 #59AD71

split-complementary

#596BAD #AD7159 #95AD59

monochromatic

#2E385D #425186 #596BAD #8290C1 #ABB4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#596BAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#596BAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAD

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAD	1.00	5.08	4.13	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5272B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.106 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c6',
    500: '#596bad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bad;
$custom-light: #8d95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 33.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54319,
    "c": 0.10556,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.15656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAD

secondary

#C3BB9E

accent

#B35ECA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAD

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

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