#8596CB#8596CB

#8596CB is a light, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.311; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.081 H 270.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8596CB
RGB	rgb(133, 150, 203)
HSL	hsl(225, 40%, 66%)
HSV	hsv(225, 34%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.5%, 26.1%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(62.60, 6.69, -29.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(62.60, 29.97, 282.90°)
OKLab	oklab(67.99% 0.0006 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(67.99% 0.081 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.3556, 31.1098, 60.8410)
Luminance	0.3111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8596CB #CBBA85

analogous

#85B9CB #8596CB #9785CB

triadic

#8596CB #CB8596 #96CB85

tetradic

#8596CB #CB85B9 #CBBA85 #85CB97

square

#8596CB #CB85B9 #CBBA85 #85CB97

split-complementary

#8596CB #CB9785 #B9CB85

monochromatic

#405596 #5A71B9 #8596CB #B0BBDD #DBE0F0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.91

#8596CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.22

#8596CB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #8596CB

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8596CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##8596CB	1.00	2.91	7.22	7.22
#FFFFFF	2.91	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.22	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#859BCD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F95CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#71A0A8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#979797

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8596cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(133, 150, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.081 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#aab4db',
    500: '#8596cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8596cb;
$custom-light: #aab4db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8596cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 133,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.429,
    "s": 40.23,
    "l": 65.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67991,
    "c": 0.08105,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.31111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8596CB

secondary

#E1DCCA

accent

#9432B3

background

#FAFBFD

surface

#F4F6FB

border

#CED0D4

text

#101115

muted

#7F8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #8596CB

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

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