#596DA9#596DA9

#596DA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.097 H 269.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DA9
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 169)
HSL	hsl(225, 32%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 47%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.3%, 35.5%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 9.30, -34.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 35.73, 285.08°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% -0.0016 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.097 269)
XYZ	xyz(16.7476, 15.9247, 39.7197)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DA9 #A99559

analogous

#5995A9 #596DA9 #6D59A9

triadic

#596DA9 #A9596D #6DA959

tetradic

#596DA9 #A95995 #A99559 #59A96D

square

#596DA9 #A95995 #A99559 #59A96D

split-complementary

#596DA9 #A96D59 #95A959

monochromatic

#2E3959 #435382 #596DA9 #8190BE #AAB4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#596DA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#596DA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DA9

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DA9	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5773AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A7A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596da9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.097 269.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c96c3',
    500: '#596da9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596da9;
$custom-light: #8c96c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596da9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 31.746,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54528,
    "c": 0.09709,
    "h": 269
  },
  "luminance": 0.15926
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DA9

secondary

#C1B89D

accent

#AE60C8

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DA9

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

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