#596FA4#596FA4
#596FA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.087 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596FA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 111, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 30%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 46%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.7%, 32.3%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.20, 6.53, -31.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.20, 31.74, 281.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.7% -0.0055 -0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.7% 0.087 266.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.5030, 16.1721, 37.3667) |
| Luminance | 0.1617 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.48
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.09
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.37
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 6.63
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 6.88
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596FA4 #A48E59
analogous
#5995A4 #596FA4 #6959A4
triadic
#596FA4 #A4596F #6FA459
tetradic
#596FA4 #A45995 #A48E59 #59A469
square
#596FA4 #A45995 #A48E59 #59A469
split-complementary
#596FA4 #A46959 #95A459
monochromatic
#2E3955 #43547C #596FA4 #8091BA #A8B3D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.96
#596FA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.23
#596FA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596FA4
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596FA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596FA4 | 1.00 | 4.96 | 4.23 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C74A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#546DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D7A82
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596fa4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.087 266.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8b98bf',
500: '#596fa4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596fa4; $custom-light: #8b98bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596fa4",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 111,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.4,
"s": 29.644,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.547,
"c": 0.08728,
"h": 266.4
},
"luminance": 0.16173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596FA4
secondary
#BEB39B
accent
#A962C6
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F2F7
border
#CBCCD0
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7E81