#596EA2#596EA2

#596EA2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.086 H 266.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EA2
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 162)
HSL	hsl(223, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(223, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 32.1%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 6.53, -30.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 31.17, 282.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% -0.0048 -0.0854)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.086 266.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.2153, 15.8834, 36.3868)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EA2 #A28D59

analogous

#5993A2 #596EA2 #6959A2

triadic

#596EA2 #A2596E #6EA259

tetradic

#596EA2 #A25993 #A28D59 #59A269

square

#596EA2 #A25993 #A28D59 #59A269

split-complementary

#596EA2 #A26959 #93A259

monochromatic

#2E3853 #43537B #596EA2 #7F90B9 #A7B2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#596EA2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#596EA2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EA2

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EA2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EA2	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ea2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.086 266.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97bd',
    500: '#596ea2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ea2;
$custom-light: #8b97bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ea2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.74,
    "s": 29.084,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54375,
    "c": 0.08555,
    "h": 266.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15884
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EA2

secondary

#BCB39A

accent

#A962C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EA2

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

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