#596AC0#596AC0

#596AC0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.134 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596AC0
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 192)
HSL	hsl(230, 45%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(230, 54%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 44.8%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 18.48, -47.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 50.71, 291.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.0067 -0.1343)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.134 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7852, 16.2364, 52.0030)
Luminance	0.1624 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596AC0 #C0AF59

analogous

#599EC0 #596AC0 #7B59C0

triadic

#596AC0 #C0596A #6AC059

tetradic

#596AC0 #C0599E #C0AF59 #59C07B

square

#596AC0 #C0599E #C0AF59 #59C07B

split-complementary

#596AC0 #C07B59 #9EC059

monochromatic

#2C3773 #3C4D9F #596AC0 #8592D1 #B2BAE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#596AC0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#596AC0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596AC0

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596AC0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596AC0	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4575C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#396CBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277D8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ac0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.134 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f94d3',
    500: '#596ac0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ac0;
$custom-light: #8f94d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ac0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.097,
    "s": 44.978,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55242,
    "c": 0.13447,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16238
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596AC0

secondary

#D0C9A5

accent

#BF53D5

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596AC0

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

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