#596DAE#596DAE

#596DAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.104 H 269.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DAE
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 174)
HSL	hsl(226, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 37.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.13, 10.86, -37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.13, 38.59, 286.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% -0.0004 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.104 269.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.2260, 16.1161, 42.2392)
Luminance	0.1612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DAE #AE9A59

analogous

#5998AE #596DAE #7059AE

triadic

#596DAE #AE596D #6DAE59

tetradic

#596DAE #AE5998 #AE9A59 #59AE70

square

#596DAE #AE5998 #AE9A59 #59AE70

split-complementary

#596DAE #AE7059 #98AE59

monochromatic

#2E395E #425388 #596DAE #8291C2 #ABB5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#596DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#596DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DAE

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DAE	1.00	4.97	4.22	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5474B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.104 269.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96c6',
    500: '#596dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596dae;
$custom-light: #8d96c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.882,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54804,
    "c": 0.10444,
    "h": 269.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DAE

secondary

#C4BB9F

accent

#B15DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DAE

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

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