#596AC4#596AC4
#596AC4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.140 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596AC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 106, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 48%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 55%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.6%, 45.9%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.52, 19.78, -49.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.52, 52.99, 291.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.49% 0.0073 -0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.49% 0.14 273) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2344, 16.4161, 54.3689) |
| Luminance | 0.1642 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.72
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.61
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.44
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.72
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 6.87
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596AC4 #C4B359
analogous
#599FC4 #596AC4 #7D59C4
triadic
#596AC4 #C4596A #6AC459
tetradic
#596AC4 #C4599F #C4B359 #59C47D
square
#596AC4 #C4599F #C4B359 #59C47D
split-complementary
#596AC4 #C47D59 #9FC459
monochromatic
#2B3778 #3B4CA5 #596AC4 #8693D4 #B3BBE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#596AC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#596AC4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596AC4
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596AC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596AC4 | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.28 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4276C7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#346CC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#227E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596ac4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.140 273.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9094d6',
500: '#596ac4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596ac4; $custom-light: #9094d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596ac4",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 106,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.467,
"s": 47.556,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55494,
"c": 0.14017,
"h": 273
},
"luminance": 0.16417
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596AC4
secondary
#D3CCA6
accent
#C251D7
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F1F1FA
border
#CBCBD3
text
#0D0D14
muted
#7E7E83