#596CAA#596CAA

#596CAA is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.100 H 269.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CAA
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 170)
HSL	hsl(226, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(226, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.6%, 36.5%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.65, 10.22, -35.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.65, 36.89, 286.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% -0.0001 -0.0998)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.1 269.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.7358, 15.7503, 40.1807)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CAA #AA9759

analogous

#5994AA #596CAA #6E59AA

triadic

#596CAA #AA596C #6CAA59

tetradic

#596CAA #AA5994 #AA9759 #59AA6E

square

#596CAA #AA5994 #AA9759 #59AA6E

split-complementary

#596CAA #AA6E59 #94AA59

monochromatic

#2E395A #435283 #596CAA #8190BF #AAB4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#596CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#596CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CAA

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CAA	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)

#5572AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.100 269.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c3',
    500: '#596caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596caa;
$custom-light: #8c95c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.926,
    "s": 32.271,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54366,
    "c": 0.09985,
    "h": 269.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15751
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CAA

secondary

#C1B99D

accent

#B05FC8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CAA

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

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