#596AB8#596AB8

#596AB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.123 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB8
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 184)
HSL	hsl(229, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(229, 52%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 42.4%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 15.89, -43.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 46.14, 290.15°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.0053 -0.1228)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.123 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.9228, 15.8914, 47.4610)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB8 #B8A759

analogous

#5999B8 #596AB8 #7759B8

triadic

#596AB8 #B8596A #6AB859

tetradic

#596AB8 #B85999 #B8A759 #59B877

square

#596AB8 #B85999 #B8A759 #59B877

split-complementary

#596AB8 #B87759 #99B859

monochromatic

#2D3869 #3F4F94 #596AB8 #8490CA #AFB7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#596AB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#596AB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB8

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB8	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A73BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406BB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.123 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e94ce',
    500: '#596ab8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab8;
$custom-light: #8e94ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.263,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5475,
    "c": 0.12295,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB8

secondary

#CBC3A2

accent

#BA58D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB8

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

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