#596EAC#596EAC

#596EAC is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.100 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EAC
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 172)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 36%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.30, 9.62, -35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.30, 36.85, 285.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.91% -0.0022 -0.1002)
OKLCH	oklch(54.91% 0.1 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1398, 16.2532, 41.2558)
Luminance	0.1625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EAC #AC9759

analogous

#5997AC #596EAC #6D59AC

triadic

#596EAC #AC596E #6EAC59

tetradic

#596EAC #AC5997 #AC9759 #59AC6D

square

#596EAC #AC5997 #AC9759 #59AC6D

split-complementary

#596EAC #AC6D59 #97AC59

monochromatic

#2E3A5C #435385 #596EAC #8292C0 #ABB5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#596EAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#596EAC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EAC

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EAC	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5774AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#387B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.100 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97c5',
    500: '#596eac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eac;
$custom-light: #8c97c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.819,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54909,
    "c": 0.10024,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EAC

secondary

#C3B99E

accent

#AE5EC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EAC

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

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