#596BAE#596BAE

#596BAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.107 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAE
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 38.5%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 12.10, -37.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 39.79, 287.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.0021 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.107 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.0151, 15.6942, 42.1689)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAE #AE9C59

analogous

#5996AE #596BAE #7259AE

triadic

#596BAE #AE596B #6BAE59

tetradic

#596BAE #AE5996 #AE9C59 #59AE72

square

#596BAE #AE5996 #AE9C59 #59AE72

split-complementary

#596BAE #AE7259 #96AE59

monochromatic

#2E385E #425188 #596BAE #8290C2 #ABB4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#596BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#596BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAE

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAE	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.107 271.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.294,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54375,
    "c": 0.10703,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAE

secondary

#C4BC9F

accent

#B35DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAE

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

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