#596BAF#596BAF

#596BAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.108 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BAF
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 175)
HSL	hsl(227, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 38.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.62, 12.41, -38.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.62, 40.36, 287.91°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% 0.0023 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.108 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.1129, 15.7333, 42.6842)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BAF #AF9D59

analogous

#5996AF #596BAF #7259AF

triadic

#596BAF #AF596B #6BAF59

tetradic

#596BAF #AF5996 #AF9D59 #59AF72

square

#596BAF #AF5996 #AF9D59 #59AF72

split-complementary

#596BAF #AF7259 #96AF59

monochromatic

#2E3860 #425189 #596BAF #8290C3 #ACB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#596BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#596BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BAF

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BAF	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367984

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.108 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c7',
    500: '#596baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596baf;
$custom-light: #8d95c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.442,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54432,
    "c": 0.10849,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15734
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BAF

secondary

#C5BD9F

accent

#B45DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BAF

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

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