#596CAE#596CAE

#596CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.106 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CAE
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(227, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.85, 11.48, -37.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.85, 39.18, 287.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.0008 -0.1057)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.106 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.1199, 15.9039, 42.2038)
Luminance	0.1590 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CAE #AE9B59

analogous

#5997AE #596CAE #7159AE

triadic

#596CAE #AE596C #6CAE59

tetradic

#596CAE #AE5997 #AE9B59 #59AE71

square

#596CAE #AE5997 #AE9B59 #59AE71

split-complementary

#596CAE #AE7159 #97AE59

monochromatic

#2E395E #425288 #596CAE #8290C2 #ABB5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#596CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#596CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CAE

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CAE	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5373B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.106 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c6',
    500: '#596cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cae;
$custom-light: #8d95c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.588,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54589,
    "c": 0.10573,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CAE

secondary

#C4BC9F

accent

#B25DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CAE

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

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