#596EAE#596EAE

#596EAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.103 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EAE
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 174)
HSL	hsl(225, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.9%, 36.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.41, 10.24, -36.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.41, 37.99, 285.64°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% -0.0017 -0.1031)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.103 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.3333, 16.3306, 42.2750)
Luminance	0.1633 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EAE #AE9959

analogous

#5999AE #596EAE #6F59AE

triadic

#596EAE #AE596E #6EAE59

tetradic

#596EAE #AE5999 #AE9959 #59AE6F

square

#596EAE #AE5999 #AE9959 #59AE6F

split-complementary

#596EAE #AE6F59 #99AE59

monochromatic

#2E3A5E #425388 #596EAE #8292C2 #ABB6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#596EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#596EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EAE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EAE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5674B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6DAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.103 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97c6',
    500: '#596eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eae;
$custom-light: #8d97c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.176,
    "s": 34.413,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55019,
    "c": 0.10316,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EAE

secondary

#C4BB9F

accent

#B05DCA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EAE

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

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