#596FA0#596FA0

#596FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.081 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FA0
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 160)
HSL	hsl(221, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 44%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.4%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.01, 5.31, -29.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.01, 29.48, 280.38°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% -0.0067 -0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.081 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.1474, 16.0299, 35.4941)
Luminance	0.1603 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FA0 #A08A59

analogous

#5993A0 #596FA0 #6759A0

triadic

#596FA0 #A0596F #6FA059

tetradic

#596FA0 #A05993 #A08A59 #59A067

square

#596FA0 #A05993 #A08A59 #59A067

split-complementary

#596FA0 #A06759 #93A059

monochromatic

#2D3851 #435479 #596FA0 #7F90B8 #A6B2CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.99

#596FA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.21

#596FA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FA0

4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FA0	1.00	4.99	4.21	4.99
#FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D73A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F7980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.081 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98bc',
    500: '#596fa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fa0;
$custom-light: #8b98bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.408,
    "s": 28.514,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54494,
    "c": 0.08142,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FA0

secondary

#BBB19A

accent

#A663C5

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FA0

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

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