#596ACB#596ACB
#596ACB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.150 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596ACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 106, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 52%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 56%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 47.8%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.93, 22.07, -52.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.93, 56.96, 292.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.95% 0.0082 -0.1498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.95% 0.15 273.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0498, 16.7423, 58.6634) |
| Luminance | 0.1674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.17
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.94
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.06
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.28
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.50
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596ACB #CBBA59
analogous
#59A3CB #596ACB #8159CB
triadic
#596ACB #CB596A #6ACB59
tetradic
#596ACB #CB59A3 #CBBA59 #59CB81
square
#596ACB #CB59A3 #CBBA59 #59CB81
split-complementary
#596ACB #CB8159 #A3CB59
monochromatic
#283681 #3749B0 #596ACB #8894DA #B6BEE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.83
#596ACB on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.35
#596ACB on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596ACB
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596ACB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596ACB | 1.00 | 4.83 | 4.35 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3C77CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B6DC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#158091
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596acb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.150 273.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9194db',
500: '#596acb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596acb; $custom-light: #9194db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596acb",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 106,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.053,
"s": 52.294,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55947,
"c": 0.15004,
"h": 273.1
},
"luminance": 0.16744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596ACB
secondary
#D7D0A9
accent
#C64CDC
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F2F1FB
border
#CCCBD4
text
#0D0D15
muted
#7E7E83