#596BB5#596BB5

#596BB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.117 H 271.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB5
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 181)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 40.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 14.31, -41.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 43.80, 289.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.0036 -0.1172)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.117 271.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.7153, 15.9743, 45.8570)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB5 #B5A359

analogous

#5999B5 #596BB5 #7559B5

triadic

#596BB5 #B5596B #6BB559

tetradic

#596BB5 #B55999 #B5A359 #59B575

square

#596BB5 #B55999 #B5A359 #59B575

split-complementary

#596BB5 #B57559 #99B559

monochromatic

#2E3966 #405090 #596BB5 #8391C8 #AEB6DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#596BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#596BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB5

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB5	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E73B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.117 271.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95cb',
    500: '#596bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb5;
$custom-light: #8d95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.261,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54781,
    "c": 0.11726,
    "h": 271.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15975
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB5

secondary

#C9C1A1

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB5

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

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