#596BBE#596BBE

#596BBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.130 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BBE
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 190)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(229, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 17.21, -45.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 48.95, 290.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.0052 -0.1302)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.13 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.6688, 16.3557, 50.8784)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BBE #BEAC59

analogous

#599EBE #596BBE #7A59BE

triadic

#596BBE #BE596B #6BBE59

tetradic

#596BBE #BE599E #BEAC59 #59BE7A

square

#596BBE #BE599E #BEAC59 #59BE7A

split-complementary

#596BBE #BE7A59 #9EBE59

monochromatic

#2C3871 #3D4E9D #596BBE #8592CF #B1B9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#596BBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#596BBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BBE

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BBE	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4875C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C6CBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.130 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f95d2',
    500: '#596bbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bbe;
$custom-light: #8f95d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.307,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55323,
    "c": 0.13028,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16357
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BBE

secondary

#CFC7A4

accent

#BD54D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BBE

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

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