#596CA7#596CA7
#596CA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.095 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596CA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 108, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(225, 31%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(225, 47%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.50, 9.29, -33.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.50, 35.17, 285.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.2% -0.0009 -0.0954) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.2% 0.095 269.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4552, 15.6380, 38.7031) |
| Luminance | 0.1564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.67
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.51
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 6.91
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.14
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 7.51
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596CA7 #A79459
analogous
#5993A7 #596CA7 #6D59A7
triadic
#596CA7 #A7596C #6CA759
tetradic
#596CA7 #A75993 #A79459 #59A76D
square
#596CA7 #A75993 #A79459 #59A76D
split-complementary
#596CA7 #A76D59 #93A759
monochromatic
#2E3857 #43527F #596CA7 #818FBC #A9B3D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#596CA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#596CA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596CA7
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596CA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596CA7 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5672A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F6BA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C7882
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596ca7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.095 269.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c95c1',
500: '#596ca7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596ca7; $custom-light: #8c95c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596ca7",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 108,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 225.385,
"s": 30.709,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54202,
"c": 0.09542,
"h": 269.5
},
"luminance": 0.15639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596CA7
secondary
#BFB79C
accent
#AE61C7
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7E81