#596FA3#596FA3

#596FA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.086 H 266.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FA3
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 163)
HSL	hsl(222, 29%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(222, 45%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.4%, 31.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.15, 6.22, -30.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.15, 31.17, 281.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.65% -0.0058 -0.0856)
OKLCH	oklch(54.65% 0.086 266.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.4130, 16.1361, 36.8930)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FA3 #A38D59

analogous

#5994A3 #596FA3 #6859A3

triadic

#596FA3 #A3596F #6FA359

tetradic

#596FA3 #A35994 #A38D59 #59A368

square

#596FA3 #A35994 #A38D59 #59A368

split-complementary

#596FA3 #A36859 #94A359

monochromatic

#2E3954 #43547B #596FA3 #8091B9 #A7B3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#596FA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#596FA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FA3

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FA3	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C73A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E7A82

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fa3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.086 266.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b98be',
    500: '#596fa3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fa3;
$custom-light: #8b98be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fa3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.162,
    "s": 29.365,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54648,
    "c": 0.08582,
    "h": 266.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FA3

secondary

#BDB39B

accent

#A862C6

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F7

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FA3

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

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