#596EAD#596EAD

#596EAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.102 H 268.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EAD
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 173)
HSL	hsl(225, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(225, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 36.4%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.35, 9.93, -36.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.35, 37.42, 285.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% -0.0019 -0.1017)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.102 268.9)
XYZ	xyz(17.2362, 16.2918, 41.7635)
Luminance	0.1629 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EAD #AD9859

analogous

#5998AD #596EAD #6E59AD

triadic

#596EAD #AD596E #6EAD59

tetradic

#596EAD #AD5998 #AD9859 #59AD6E

square

#596EAD #AD5998 #AD9859 #59AD6E

split-complementary

#596EAD #AD6E59 #98AD59

monochromatic

#2E3A5D #425386 #596EAD #8292C1 #ABB6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#596EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#596EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EAD

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EAD	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5674B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.102 268.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c97c6',
    500: '#596ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ead;
$custom-light: #8c97c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 33.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54964,
    "c": 0.10171,
    "h": 268.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EAD

secondary

#C3BA9E

accent

#AF5ECA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EAD

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

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