#596CB1#596CB1
#596CB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.110 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596CB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 108, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 36%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 50%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(49.7%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.00, 12.42, -38.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.00, 40.90, 287.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.76% 0.0015 -0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.76% 0.11 270.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4157, 16.0222, 43.7613) |
| Luminance | 0.1602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.58
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.56
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.28
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 6.80
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.17
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596CB1 #B19E59
analogous
#5998B1 #596CB1 #7259B1
triadic
#596CB1 #B1596C #6CB159
tetradic
#596CB1 #B15998 #B19E59 #59B172
square
#596CB1 #B15998 #B19E59 #59B172
split-complementary
#596CB1 #B17259 #98B159
monochromatic
#2E3962 #41518B #596CB1 #8391C5 #ACB6D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#596CB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#596CB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596CB1
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596CB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596CB1 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.20 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5173B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#357B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596cb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.110 270.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d95c8',
500: '#596cb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596cb1; $custom-light: #8d95c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596cb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 108,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.045,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5476,
"c": 0.11012,
"h": 270.8
},
"luminance": 0.16023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596CB1
secondary
#C6BEA0
accent
#B45CCC
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0D0D13
muted
#7D7E82