#596EA6#596EA6
#596EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.091 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 110, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(224, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(224, 46%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(46.4%, 33.7%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.01, 7.75, -32.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.01, 33.44, 283.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.58% -0.0037 -0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.58% 0.091 267.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5765, 16.0279, 38.2892) |
| Luminance | 0.1603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.48
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.92
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.67
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 6.76
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 6.95
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596EA6 #A69159
analogous
#5995A6 #596EA6 #6A59A6
triadic
#596EA6 #A6596E #6EA659
tetradic
#596EA6 #A65995 #A69159 #59A66A
square
#596EA6 #A65995 #A69159 #59A66A
split-complementary
#596EA6 #A66A59 #95A659
monochromatic
#2E3956 #44547E #596EA6 #8191BB #A9B4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#596EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#596EA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596EA6
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596EA6 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A73A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#526CA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C7A82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.091 267.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c97c0',
500: '#596ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596ea6; $custom-light: #8c97c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 110,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.636,
"s": 30.196,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54585,
"c": 0.09143,
"h": 267.7
},
"luminance": 0.16029
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596EA6
secondary
#BFB59C
accent
#AB61C6
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F2F7
border
#CBCCD0
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7E81