#596BCE#596BCE

#596BCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.153 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BCE
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 206)
HSL	hsl(231, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 48.1%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.38, 22.43, -53.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.38, 58.03, 292.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.34% 0.0075 -0.1528)
OKLCH	oklch(56.34% 0.153 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5145, 17.0940, 60.5990)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BCE #CEBC59

analogous

#59A6CE #596BCE #8159CE

triadic

#596BCE #CE596B #6BCE59

tetradic

#596BCE #CE59A6 #CEBC59 #59CE81

square

#596BCE #CE59A6 #CEBC59 #59CE81

split-complementary

#596BCE #CE8159 #A6CE59

monochromatic

#273685 #3549B5 #596BCE #8895DC #B8BFEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#596BCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#596BCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BCE

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BCE	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B78D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#296ECC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C8193

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.153 272.8);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.769,
    "s": 54.419,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56343,
    "c": 0.15294,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17095
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BCE

secondary

#D9D2AA

accent

#C74ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0E0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BCE

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

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