#596BB4#596BB4

#596BB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.116 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB4
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 180)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 40.6%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.89, 14.00, -40.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.89, 43.23, 288.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.0033 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.116 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.6131, 15.9334, 45.3185)
Luminance	0.1593 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB4 #B4A259

analogous

#5998B4 #596BB4 #7559B4

triadic

#596BB4 #B4596B #6BB459

tetradic

#596BB4 #B45998 #B4A259 #59B475

square

#596BB4 #B45998 #B4A259 #59B475

split-complementary

#596BB4 #B47559 #98B459

monochromatic

#2E3965 #41508F #596BB4 #8391C7 #ADB6DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#596BB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#596BB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB4

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB4	1.00	5.02	4.19	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E73B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.116 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95cb',
    500: '#596bb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb4;
$custom-light: #8d95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.132,
    "s": 37.759,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54722,
    "c": 0.11581,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15935
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB4

secondary

#C8C0A1

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB4

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

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