#596CA5#596CA5

#596CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.092 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CA5
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 165)
HSL	hsl(225, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(225, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 8.67, -32.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 34.03, 284.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.09% -0.0014 -0.0924)
OKLCH	oklch(54.09% 0.092 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.2718, 15.5647, 37.7369)
Luminance	0.1557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CA5 #A59259

analogous

#5992A5 #596CA5 #6C59A5

triadic

#596CA5 #A5596C #6CA559

tetradic

#596CA5 #A55992 #A59259 #59A56C

square

#596CA5 #A55992 #A59259 #59A56C

split-complementary

#596CA5 #A56C59 #92A559

monochromatic

#2E3855 #44527D #596CA5 #808FBB #A8B2D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#596CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#596CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CA5

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CA5	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5771A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506BA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.092 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c0',
    500: '#596ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ca5;
$custom-light: #8c95c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54094,
    "c": 0.09246,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CA5

secondary

#BEB59C

accent

#AD62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CA5

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

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