#596DA5#596DA5

#596DA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.091 H 268.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DA5
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 165)
HSL	hsl(224, 30%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(224, 46%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.1%, 33.9%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.68, 8.06, -32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.68, 33.45, 283.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% -0.0027 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.091 268.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.3778, 15.7768, 37.7722)
Luminance	0.1578 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DA5 #A59159

analogous

#5993A5 #596DA5 #6B59A5

triadic

#596DA5 #A5596D #6DA559

tetradic

#596DA5 #A55993 #A59159 #59A56B

square

#596DA5 #A55993 #A59159 #59A56B

split-complementary

#596DA5 #A56B59 #93A559

monochromatic

#2E3855 #44537D #596DA5 #8090BB #A8B3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#596DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#596DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DA5

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DA5	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)

#5972A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.091 268.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c96c0',
    500: '#596da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596da5;
$custom-light: #8c96c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.211,
    "s": 29.921,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54312,
    "c": 0.09121,
    "h": 268.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DA5

secondary

#BEB59C

accent

#AC62C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DA5

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

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