#596BBA#596BBA

#596BBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.125 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BBA
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 186)
HSL	hsl(229, 41%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(229, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 42.5%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.21, 15.92, -43.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.21, 46.66, 289.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.08% 0.0045 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(55.08% 0.125 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.2376, 16.1832, 48.6075)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BBA #BAA859

analogous

#599CBA #596BBA #7859BA

triadic

#596BBA #BA596B #6BBA59

tetradic

#596BBA #BA599C #BAA859 #59BA78

square

#596BBA #BA599C #BAA859 #59BA78

split-complementary

#596BBA #BA7859 #9CBA59

monochromatic

#2D386C #3F4F97 #596BBA #8492CC #AFB8DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#596BBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#596BBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BBA

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BBA	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A74BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#406CB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D7C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.125 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95cf',
    500: '#596bba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bba;
$custom-light: #8e95cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.866,
    "s": 41.277,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55079,
    "c": 0.12452,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16184
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BBA

secondary

#CCC4A3

accent

#BA57D1

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BBA

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

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