#596BD5#596BD5
#596BD5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.163 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596BD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 107, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 60%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 49.8%, 0%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.81, 24.74, -56.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.81, 61.96, 293.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.81% 0.0083 -0.1625) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.81% 0.163 272.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3838, 17.4417, 65.1776) |
| Luminance | 0.1744 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.53
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.26
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.17
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 6.35
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 6.50
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596BD5 #D5C359
analogous
#59A9D5 #596BD5 #8559D5
triadic
#596BD5 #D5596B #6BD559
tetradic
#596BD5 #D559A9 #D5C359 #59D585
square
#596BD5 #D559A9 #D5C359 #59D585
split-complementary
#596BD5 #D58559 #A9D559
monochromatic
#24348F #3145C0 #596BD5 #8A97E1 #BBC2EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#596BD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#596BD5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596BD5
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596BD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596BD5 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#337AD9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1C6FD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596bd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.163 272.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9295e2',
500: '#596bd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596bd5; $custom-light: #9295e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596bd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 107,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.29,
"s": 59.615,
"l": 59.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56811,
"c": 0.16267,
"h": 272.9
},
"luminance": 0.17443
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596BD5
secondary
#DDD6AD
accent
#CC45E3
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F2F1FB
border
#CCCBD4
text
#0E0D15
muted
#7E7E83