#596BB8#596BB8

#596BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.122 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BB8
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 184)
HSL	hsl(229, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(229, 52%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 41.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.10, 15.27, -42.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.10, 45.52, 289.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.96% 0.0041 -0.1216)
OKLCH	oklch(54.96% 0.122 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.0265, 16.0988, 47.4956)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BB8 #B8A659

analogous

#599AB8 #596BB8 #7659B8

triadic

#596BB8 #B8596B #6BB859

tetradic

#596BB8 #B8599A #B8A659 #59B876

square

#596BB8 #B8599A #B8A659 #59B876

split-complementary

#596BB8 #B87659 #9AB859

monochromatic

#2D3969 #3F5094 #596BB8 #8491CA #AFB7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#596BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#596BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BB8

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BB8	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C74BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426CB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.122 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95ce',
    500: '#596bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bb8;
$custom-light: #8e95ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.632,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54959,
    "c": 0.12163,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BB8

secondary

#CBC3A2

accent

#B958D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BB8

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

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