#596BBD#596BBD

#596BBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.129 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#596BBD
RGBrgb(89, 107, 189)
HSLhsl(229, 43%, 55%)
HSVhsv(229, 53%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(52.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LABlab(47.38, 16.88, -45.34)
CIE-LCHlch(47.38, 48.38, 290.43°)
OKLaboklab(55.26% 0.005 -0.1287)
OKLCHoklch(55.26% 0.129 272.2)
XYZxyz(18.5599, 16.3121, 50.3048)
Luminance0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#596BBD #BDAB59
analogous
#599DBD #596BBD #7959BD
triadic
#596BBD #BD596B #6BBD59
tetradic
#596BBD #BD599D #BDAB59 #59BD79
square
#596BBD #BD599D #BDAB59 #59BD79
split-complementary
#596BBD #BD7959 #9DBD59
monochromatic
#2C386F #3E4E9B #596BBD #8592CE #B1B9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93
#596BBD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26
#596BBD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BBD
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##596BBD#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##596BBD1.004.934.264.93
#FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00
#0000004.2621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.931.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4975C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D6CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A7D8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #596bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.129 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f95d1',
    500: '#596bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #596bbd;
$custom-light: #8f95d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#596bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.2,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55261,
    "c": 0.12885,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#596BBD
secondary
#CEC6A4
accent
#BC55D3
background
#F9F9FC
surface
#F1F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0D0D14
muted
#7E7E82

Preview Lab

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#596BBD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva