#596CA0#596CA0

#596CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.085 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CA0
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 160)
HSL	hsl(224, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(224, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 7.15, -30.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 31.17, 283.25°)
OKLab	oklab(53.83% -0.0027 -0.085)
OKLCH	oklch(53.83% 0.085 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(15.8256, 15.3862, 35.3868)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CA0 #A08D59

analogous

#5990A0 #596CA0 #6A59A0

triadic

#596CA0 #A0596C #6CA059

tetradic

#596CA0 #A05990 #A08D59 #59A06A

square

#596CA0 #A05990 #A08D59 #59A06A

split-complementary

#596CA0 #A06A59 #90A059

monochromatic

#2D3751 #435179 #596CA0 #7F8EB8 #A6B1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#596CA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#596CA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CA0

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CA0	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5971A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536A9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40777F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ca0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.085 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b95bc',
    500: '#596ca0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ca0;
$custom-light: #8b95bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ca0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.944,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5383,
    "c": 0.08506,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15387
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CA0

secondary

#BBB29A

accent

#AB63C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CA0

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

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