#596EA1#596EA1

#596EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.084 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EA1
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 161)
HSL	hsl(223, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(223, 45%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 31.7%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 6.22, -29.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 30.60, 281.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% -0.0051 -0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.084 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1267, 15.8480, 35.9205)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EA1 #A18C59

analogous

#5992A1 #596EA1 #6859A1

triadic

#596EA1 #A1596E #6EA159

tetradic

#596EA1 #A15992 #A18C59 #59A168

square

#596EA1 #A15992 #A18C59 #59A168

split-complementary

#596EA1 #A16859 #92A159

monochromatic

#2D3852 #43537A #596EA1 #7F90B8 #A6B2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#596EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#596EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EA1

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EA1	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C72A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546CA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F7980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.084 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97bd',
    500: '#596ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ea1;
$custom-light: #8b97bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.5,
    "s": 28.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54323,
    "c": 0.08408,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15849
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EA1

secondary

#BCB29A

accent

#A863C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EA1

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

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