#596EAF#596EAF

#596EAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.105 H 269.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EAF
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 175)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 37.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.46, 10.56, -37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.46, 38.56, 285.89°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% -0.0014 -0.1046)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.105 269.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.4311, 16.3698, 42.7903)
Luminance	0.1637 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EAF #AF9A59

analogous

#5999AF #596EAF #6F59AF

triadic

#596EAF #AF596E #6EAF59

tetradic

#596EAF #AF5999 #AF9A59 #59AF6F

square

#596EAF #AF5999 #AF9A59 #59AF6F

split-complementary

#596EAF #AF6F59 #99AF59

monochromatic

#2E3A60 #425389 #596EAF #8292C3 #ACB6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.91

#596EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#596EAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EAF

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EAF	1.00	4.91	4.27	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5575B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6DAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.105 269.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97c7',
    500: '#596eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eaf;
$custom-light: #8d97c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.349,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55075,
    "c": 0.10463,
    "h": 269.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16371
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EAF

secondary

#C5BC9F

accent

#B05DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EAF

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

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