#596FAF#596FAF

#596FAF is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.103 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FAF
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 175)
HSL	hsl(225, 35%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.1%, 36.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.74, 9.94, -36.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.74, 37.97, 285.18°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% -0.0027 -0.1033)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.103 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.5396, 16.5868, 42.8265)
Luminance	0.1659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FAF #AF9959

analogous

#599AAF #596FAF #6E59AF

triadic

#596FAF #AF596F #6FAF59

tetradic

#596FAF #AF599A #AF9959 #59AF6E

square

#596FAF #AF599A #AF9959 #59AF6E

split-complementary

#596FAF #AF6E59 #9AAF59

monochromatic

#2E3B60 #425489 #596FAF #8293C3 #ACB7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#596FAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#596FAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FAF

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FAF	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5775B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E6EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596faf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.103 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d98c7',
    500: '#596faf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596faf;
$custom-light: #8d98c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596faf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.651,
    "s": 34.959,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5529,
    "c": 0.10336,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FAF

secondary

#C5BB9F

accent

#AF5DCB

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FAF

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

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