#596BCD#596BCD

#596BCD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.152 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BCD
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 205)
HSL	hsl(231, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.6%, 47.8%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.32, 22.10, -53.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.32, 57.46, 292.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.28% 0.0074 -0.1514)
OKLCH	oklch(56.28% 0.152 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.3934, 17.0455, 59.9612)
Luminance	0.1705 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BCD #CDBB59

analogous

#59A5CD #596BCD #8159CD

triadic

#596BCD #CD596B #6BCD59

tetradic

#596BCD #CD59A5 #CDBB59 #59CD81

square

#596BCD #CD59A5 #CDBB59 #59CD81

split-complementary

#596BCD #CD8159 #A5CD59

monochromatic

#283684 #3649B3 #596BCD #8895DB #B7BFE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.76

#596BCD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.41

#596BCD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BCD

4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BCD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BCD	1.00	4.76	4.41	4.76
#FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C78D1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B6ECB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#108192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bcd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.152 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9195dd',
    500: '#596bcd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bcd;
$custom-light: #9195dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bcd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.69,
    "s": 53.704,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56277,
    "c": 0.15155,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17047
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BCD

secondary

#D8D1AA

accent

#C64BDD

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BCD

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

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