#596EA3#596EA3

#596EA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.087 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EA3
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 163)
HSL	hsl(223, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(223, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.87, 6.83, -30.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.87, 31.74, 282.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.43% -0.0045 -0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(54.43% 0.087 267)
XYZ	xyz(16.3045, 15.9191, 36.8568)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EA3 #A38E59

analogous

#5993A3 #596EA3 #6959A3

triadic

#596EA3 #A3596E #6EA359

tetradic

#596EA3 #A35993 #A38E59 #59A369

square

#596EA3 #A35993 #A38E59 #59A369

split-complementary

#596EA3 #A36959 #93A359

monochromatic

#2E3954 #43537B #596EA3 #8090B9 #A7B3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#596EA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#596EA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EA3

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EA3	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B73A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E7981

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ea3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.087 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b97be',
    500: '#596ea3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ea3;
$custom-light: #8b97be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ea3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.973,
    "s": 29.365,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54427,
    "c": 0.08703,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.1592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EA3

secondary

#BDB39B

accent

#A962C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EA3

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

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