#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 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 107, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 43%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 53%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 43.4%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.38, 16.88, -45.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.38, 48.38, 290.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.26% 0.005 -0.1287) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.26% 0.129 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5599, 16.3121, 50.3048) |
| Luminance | 0.1631 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.23
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.14
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.35
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.26
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 7.33
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 7.42
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596BBD | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
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