#596CAB#596CAB

#596CAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.101 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CAB
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 171)
HSL	hsl(226, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(226, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 36.8%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 10.54, -35.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 37.46, 286.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.0001 -0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.101 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8307, 15.7882, 40.6807)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CAB #AB9859

analogous

#5995AB #596CAB #6F59AB

triadic

#596CAB #AB596C #6CAB59

tetradic

#596CAB #AB5995 #AB9859 #59AB6F

square

#596CAB #AB5995 #AB9859 #59AB6F

split-complementary

#596CAB #AB6F59 #95AB59

monochromatic

#2E395B #435284 #596CAB #8290C0 #AAB4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#596CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#596CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CAB

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CAB	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5472AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6BAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397983

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.101 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c95c4',
    500: '#596cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cab;
$custom-light: #8c95c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.098,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54421,
    "c": 0.10132,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CAB

secondary

#C2BA9E

accent

#B05FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CAB

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

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