#596FAB#596FAB

#596FAB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.098 H 267.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FAB
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 171)
HSL	hsl(224, 33%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(224, 48%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 35.1%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 8.69, -34.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 35.70, 284.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.07% -0.0037 -0.0975)
OKLCH	oklch(55.07% 0.098 267.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.1526, 16.4320, 40.7880)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FAB #AB9559

analogous

#5998AB #596FAB #6C59AB

triadic

#596FAB #AB596F #6FAB59

tetradic

#596FAB #AB5998 #AB9559 #59AB6C

square

#596FAB #AB5998 #AB9559 #59AB6C

split-complementary

#596FAB #AB6C59 #98AB59

monochromatic

#2E3A5B #435484 #596FAB #8292C0 #AAB6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#596FAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#596FAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FAB

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FAB	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5975AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506DAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#397C85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.098 267.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c98c4',
    500: '#596fab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fab;
$custom-light: #8c98c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.902,
    "s": 32.8,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55071,
    "c": 0.09753,
    "h": 267.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FAB

secondary

#C2B89E

accent

#AC5FC9

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FAB

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

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