#596EAB#596EAB

#596EAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.099 H 268.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EAB
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 171)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 35.7%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.26, 9.30, -35.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.26, 36.28, 284.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% -0.0024 -0.0987)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.099 268.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.0441, 16.2149, 40.7519)
Luminance	0.1622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EAB #AB9659

analogous

#5997AB #596EAB #6D59AB

triadic

#596EAB #AB596E #6EAB59

tetradic

#596EAB #AB5997 #AB9659 #59AB6D

square

#596EAB #AB5997 #AB9659 #59AB6D

split-complementary

#596EAB #AB6D59 #97AB59

monochromatic

#2E3A5B #435384 #596EAB #8291C0 #AAB5D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#596EAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#596EAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EAB

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EAB	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5774AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397B84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.099 268.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97c4',
    500: '#596eab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eab;
$custom-light: #8c97c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.634,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54854,
    "c": 0.09877,
    "h": 268.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EAB

secondary

#C2B99E

accent

#AE5FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EAB

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

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