#596D94#596D94

#596D94 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.066 H 263.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D94
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 148)
HSL	hsl(220, 25%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(220, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 26.4%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.90, 2.96, -23.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.90, 23.82, 277.14°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% -0.0077 -0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.066 263.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.9321, 15.1985, 30.1580)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D94 #948059

analogous

#598B94 #596D94 #635994

triadic

#596D94 #94596D #6D9459

tetradic

#596D94 #94598B #948059 #599463

square

#596D94 #94598B #948059 #599463

split-complementary

#596D94 #946359 #8B9459

monochromatic

#2B3548 #42516E #596D94 #7B8DAF #A1AEC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#596D94 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#596D94 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D94

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D94	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D94	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7096

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596A93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46757A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d94;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.066 263.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a96b3',
    500: '#596d94',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d94;
$custom-light: #8a96b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d94",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.661,
    "s": 24.895,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53454,
    "c": 0.06618,
    "h": 263.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D94

secondary

#B4A995

accent

#A366C1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D94

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

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