#596BCF#596BCF

#596BCF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.154 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596BCF
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 207)
HSL	hsl(231, 55%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(57%, 48.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 22.76, -53.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 58.59, 292.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.41% 0.0076 -0.1542)
OKLCH	oklch(56.41% 0.154 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6363, 17.1427, 61.2408)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596BCF #CFBD59

analogous

#59A6CF #596BCF #8259CF

triadic

#596BCF #CF596B #6BCF59

tetradic

#596BCF #CF59A6 #CFBD59 #59CF82

square

#596BCF #CF59A6 #CFBD59 #59CF82

split-complementary

#596BCF #CF8259 #A6CF59

monochromatic

#273687 #3548B6 #596BCF #8895DD #B8C0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#596BCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#596BCF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596BCF

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596BCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596BCF	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A78D3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#286ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#098193

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596bcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.154 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9195de',
    500: '#596bcf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596bcf;
$custom-light: #9195de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596bcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.847,
    "s": 55.14,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56409,
    "c": 0.15435,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596BCF

secondary

#D9D2AA

accent

#C849DE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0E0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596BCF

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

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