#596CA6#596CA6

#596CA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.094 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CA6
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 166)
HSL	hsl(225, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(225, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 8.98, -33.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 34.60, 285.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% -0.0011 -0.0939)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.094 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3631, 15.6012, 38.2181)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CA6 #A69359

analogous

#5992A6 #596CA6 #6D59A6

triadic

#596CA6 #A6596C #6CA659

tetradic

#596CA6 #A65992 #A69359 #59A66D

square

#596CA6 #A65992 #A69359 #59A66D

split-complementary

#596CA6 #A66D59 #92A659

monochromatic

#2E3856 #44527E #596CA6 #818FBB #A9B3D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#596CA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#596CA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CA6

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CA6	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5772A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6BA5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C7881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ca6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.094 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c0',
    500: '#596ca6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ca6;
$custom-light: #8c95c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ca6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.195,
    "s": 30.196,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54148,
    "c": 0.09395,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15602
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CA6

secondary

#BFB69C

accent

#AD61C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CA6

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

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