#596DAB#596DAB

#596DAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.100 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DAB
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 171)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 36.3%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.98, 9.92, -35.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.98, 36.87, 285.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% -0.0011 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.1 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9368, 16.0004, 40.7161)
Luminance	0.1600 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DAB #AB9759

analogous

#5996AB #596DAB #6E59AB

triadic

#596DAB #AB596D #6DAB59

tetradic

#596DAB #AB5996 #AB9759 #59AB6E

square

#596DAB #AB5996 #AB9759 #59AB6E

split-complementary

#596DAB #AB6E59 #96AB59

monochromatic

#2E395B #435384 #596DAB #8291C0 #AAB4D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#596DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#596DAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DAB

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DAB	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5673AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397A84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.100 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c96c4',
    500: '#596dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596dab;
$custom-light: #8c96c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.366,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54637,
    "c": 0.10004,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DAB

secondary

#C2B99E

accent

#AF5FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DAB

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

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