#596CB3#596CB3

#596CB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.113 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB3
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(227, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.11, 13.06, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.11, 42.05, 288.09°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.0019 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.113 271)
XYZ	xyz(17.6165, 16.1025, 44.8189)
Luminance	0.1610 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB3 #B3A059

analogous

#5999B3 #596CB3 #7359B3

triadic

#596CB3 #B3596C #6CB359

tetradic

#596CB3 #B35999 #B3A059 #59B373

square

#596CB3 #B35999 #B3A059 #59B373

split-complementary

#596CB3 #B37359 #99B359

monochromatic

#2E3964 #41518E #596CB3 #8391C6 #ADB6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#596CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#596CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB3

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB3	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476CB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.113 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95ca',
    500: '#596cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb3;
$custom-light: #8d95ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.333,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54875,
    "c": 0.11305,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.16104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB3

secondary

#C7BFA0

accent

#B55BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB3

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

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