#596BB0#596BB0

#596BB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.110 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB0
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 176)
HSL	hsl(228, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 39.2%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.67, 12.73, -38.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.67, 40.93, 288.11°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.0025 -0.1099)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.11 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.2115, 15.7728, 43.2034)
Luminance	0.1577 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB0 #B09E59

analogous

#5997B0 #596BB0 #7359B0

triadic

#596BB0 #B0596B #6BB059

tetradic

#596BB0 #B05997 #B09E59 #59B073

square

#596BB0 #B05997 #B09E59 #59B073

split-complementary

#596BB0 #B07359 #97B059

monochromatic

#2E3861 #42518A #596BB0 #8290C4 #ACB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#596BB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#596BB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB0

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB0	1.00	5.05	4.15	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5073B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486BAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.110 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c8',
    500: '#596bb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb0;
$custom-light: #8d95c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.586,
    "s": 35.51,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5449,
    "c": 0.10997,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB0

secondary

#C5BE9F

accent

#B55CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB0

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

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