#596AB9#596AB9

#596AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.124 H 272.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AB9
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 185)
HSL	hsl(229, 41%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(229, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 42.7%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 16.22, -43.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 46.71, 290.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.81% 0.0055 -0.1243)
OKLCH	oklch(54.81% 0.124 272.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.0280, 15.9335, 48.0150)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AB9 #B9A859

analogous

#599AB9 #596AB9 #7859B9

triadic

#596AB9 #B9596A #6AB959

tetradic

#596AB9 #B9599A #B9A859 #59B978

square

#596AB9 #B9599A #B9A859 #59B978

split-complementary

#596AB9 #B97859 #9AB959

monochromatic

#2D386B #3F4E96 #596AB9 #8491CB #AFB7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#596AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#596AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AB9

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AB9	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4973BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6BB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.124 272.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e94ce',
    500: '#596ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ab9;
$custom-light: #8e94ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.375,
    "s": 40.678,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54811,
    "c": 0.12439,
    "h": 272.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AB9

secondary

#CBC4A2

accent

#BB57D1

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AB9

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →