#596CB4#596CB4

#596CB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.115 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB4
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 180)
HSL	hsl(227, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 40%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.16, 13.38, -40.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.16, 42.62, 288.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.93% 0.0021 -0.1145)
OKLCH	oklch(54.93% 0.115 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.7180, 16.1431, 45.3535)
Luminance	0.1614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB4 #B4A159

analogous

#5999B4 #596CB4 #7459B4

triadic

#596CB4 #B4596C #6CB459

tetradic

#596CB4 #B45999 #B4A159 #59B474

square

#596CB4 #B45999 #B4A159 #59B474

split-complementary

#596CB4 #B47459 #99B459

monochromatic

#2E3965 #41518F #596CB4 #8391C7 #ADB7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#596CB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#596CB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB4

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB4	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5074B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466CB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.115 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95cb',
    500: '#596cb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb4;
$custom-light: #8d95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.473,
    "s": 37.759,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54933,
    "c": 0.1145,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB4

secondary

#C8C0A1

accent

#B65ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB4

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

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