#596CAF#596CAF

#596CAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.107 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CAF
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 175)
HSL	hsl(227, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 38.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 11.79, -37.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 39.76, 287.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% 0.0011 -0.1072)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.107 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.2178, 15.9431, 42.7192)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CAF #AF9C59

analogous

#5997AF #596CAF #7159AF

triadic

#596CAF #AF596C #6CAF59

tetradic

#596CAF #AF5997 #AF9C59 #59AF71

square

#596CAF #AF5997 #AF9C59 #59AF71

split-complementary

#596CAF #AF7159 #97AF59

monochromatic

#2E3960 #425289 #596CAF #8291C3 #ACB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#596CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#596CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CAF

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CAF	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5273B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.107 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c7',
    500: '#596caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596caf;
$custom-light: #8d95c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.744,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54646,
    "c": 0.1072,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CAF

secondary

#C5BC9F

accent

#B35DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CAF

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

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