#596CB0#596CB0

#596CB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.109 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB0
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 176)
HSL	hsl(227, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 38.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.95, 12.11, -38.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.95, 40.33, 287.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0013 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.109 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.3164, 15.9825, 43.2383)
Luminance	0.1598 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB0 #B09D59

analogous

#5997B0 #596CB0 #7259B0

triadic

#596CB0 #B0596C #6CB059

tetradic

#596CB0 #B05997 #B09D59 #59B072

square

#596CB0 #B05997 #B09D59 #59B072

split-complementary

#596CB0 #B07259 #97B059

monochromatic

#2E3961 #42528A #596CB0 #8291C4 #ACB5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.00

#596CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.20

#596CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB0

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB0	1.00	5.00	4.20	5.00
#FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5273B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#367A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.109 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95c8',
    500: '#596cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb0;
$custom-light: #8d95c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.897,
    "s": 35.51,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54702,
    "c": 0.10866,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15984
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB0

secondary

#C5BD9F

accent

#B35CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB0

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

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