#596EA0#596EA0

#596EA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.083 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EA0
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 160)
HSL	hsl(222, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 5.92, -29.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 30.04, 281.37°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% -0.0054 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.083 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.0389, 15.8129, 35.4579)
Luminance	0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EA0 #A08B59

analogous

#5992A0 #596EA0 #6859A0

triadic

#596EA0 #A0596E #6EA059

tetradic

#596EA0 #A05992 #A08B59 #59A068

square

#596EA0 #A05992 #A08B59 #59A068

split-complementary

#596EA0 #A06859 #92A059

monochromatic

#2D3851 #435379 #596EA0 #7F8FB8 #A6B2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#596EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#596EA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EA0

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EA0	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C72A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#407880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.083 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97bc',
    500: '#596ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ea0;
$custom-light: #8b97bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.254,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54272,
    "c": 0.08261,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15814
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EA0

secondary

#BBB19A

accent

#A863C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EA0

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

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