#596BB3#596BB3

#596BB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.114 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB3
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 179)
HSL	hsl(228, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 40.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.83, 13.68, -40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.83, 42.65, 288.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.0031 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.114 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.5116, 15.8928, 44.7839)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB3 #B3A159

analogous

#5998B3 #596BB3 #7459B3

triadic

#596BB3 #B3596B #6BB359

tetradic

#596BB3 #B35998 #B3A159 #59B374

square

#596BB3 #B35998 #B3A159 #59B374

split-complementary

#596BB3 #B37459 #98B359

monochromatic

#2E3964 #41508E #596BB3 #8390C6 #ADB6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#596BB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#596BB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB3

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB3	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F73B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337A86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.114 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95ca',
    500: '#596bb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb3;
$custom-light: #8d95ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54663,
    "c": 0.11435,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB3

secondary

#C7C0A0

accent

#B65BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB3

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

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