#596CB2#596CB2
#596CB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.112 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596CB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 108, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 37%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 39.3%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.06, 12.74, -39.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.06, 41.47, 287.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.82% 0.0017 -0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.82% 0.112 270.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.5157, 16.0622, 44.2882) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.59
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.43
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.37
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 6.67
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.18
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596CB2 #B29F59
analogous
#5999B2 #596CB2 #7259B2
triadic
#596CB2 #B2596C #6CB259
tetradic
#596CB2 #B25999 #B29F59 #59B272
square
#596CB2 #B25999 #B29F59 #59B272
split-complementary
#596CB2 #B27259 #99B259
monochromatic
#2E3963 #41518D #596CB2 #8391C5 #ADB6D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#596CB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#596CB2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596CB2
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596CB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596CB2 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5174B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486CB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#347B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596cb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.112 270.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8d95c9',
500: '#596cb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596cb2; $custom-light: #8d95c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596cb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 108,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 227.191,
"s": 36.626,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54817,
"c": 0.11158,
"h": 270.9
},
"luminance": 0.16063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596CB2
secondary
#C7BFA0
accent
#B45BCD
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0D0D13
muted
#7D7E82