#596FAD#596FAD

#596FAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.100 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FAD
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 173)
HSL	hsl(224, 34%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(224, 49%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.6%, 35.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 9.32, -35.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 36.84, 284.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% -0.0032 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.1 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.3447, 16.5088, 41.7996)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FAD #AD9759

analogous

#5999AD #596FAD #6D59AD

triadic

#596FAD #AD596F #6FAD59

tetradic

#596FAD #AD5999 #AD9759 #59AD6D

square

#596FAD #AD5999 #AD9759 #59AD6D

split-complementary

#596FAD #AD6D59 #99AD59

monochromatic

#2E3B5D #425486 #596FAD #8293C1 #ABB6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#596FAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#596FAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FAD

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FAD	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5875B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#377C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.100 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c98c6',
    500: '#596fad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fad;
$custom-light: #8c98c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.286,
    "s": 33.871,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5518,
    "c": 0.10045,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FAD

secondary

#C3BA9E

accent

#AE5ECA

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FAD

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

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