#596BB2#596BB2

#596BB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.113 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB2
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 178)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(228, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 13.36, -39.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 42.08, 288.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.0029 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.113 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.4108, 15.8525, 44.2532)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB2 #B2A059

analogous

#5998B2 #596BB2 #7359B2

triadic

#596BB2 #B2596B #6BB259

tetradic

#596BB2 #B25998 #B2A059 #59B273

square

#596BB2 #B25998 #B2A059 #59B273

split-complementary

#596BB2 #B27359 #98B259

monochromatic

#2E3963 #41508D #596BB2 #8390C5 #ADB6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#596BB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#596BB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB2

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB2	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.113 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c9',
    500: '#596bb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb2;
$custom-light: #8d95c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.865,
    "s": 36.626,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54605,
    "c": 0.11289,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15854
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB2

secondary

#C7BFA0

accent

#B65BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB2

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

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