#596BD6#596BD6
#596BD6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.164 H 272.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596BD6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 107, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(231, 60%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(231, 58%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.4%, 50%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.87, 25.07, -57.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.87, 62.52, 293.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.88% 0.0084 -0.1638) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.88% 0.164 272.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5111, 17.4926, 65.8481) |
| Luminance | 0.1749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.53
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 3.23
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.17
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 6.28
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 6.47
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596BD6 #D6C459
analogous
#59AAD6 #596BD6 #8659D6
triadic
#596BD6 #D6596B #6BD659
tetradic
#596BD6 #D659AA #D6C459 #59D686
square
#596BD6 #D659AA #D6C459 #59D686
split-complementary
#596BD6 #D68659 #AAD659
monochromatic
#243391 #3045C2 #596BD6 #8A97E2 #BBC3EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#596BD6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#596BD6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596BD6
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596BD6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596BD6 | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#327ADA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#196FD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008396
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596bd6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.164 272.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9295e3',
500: '#596bd6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596bd6; $custom-light: #9295e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596bd6",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 107,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 231.36,
"s": 60.386,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56879,
"c": 0.16404,
"h": 272.9
},
"luminance": 0.17494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596BD6
secondary
#DED7AD
accent
#CD44E4
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F1FC
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D15
muted
#7E7E84