#596CB5#596CB5

#596CB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.116 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB5
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 181)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 40.3%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.22, 13.69, -40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.22, 43.19, 288.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.0023 -0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.116 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.8202, 16.1840, 45.8919)
Luminance	0.1618 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB5 #B5A259

analogous

#599AB5 #596CB5 #7459B5

triadic

#596CB5 #B5596C #6CB559

tetradic

#596CB5 #B5599A #B5A259 #59B574

square

#596CB5 #B5599A #B5A259 #59B574

split-complementary

#596CB5 #B57459 #9AB559

monochromatic

#2E3966 #405190 #596CB5 #8391C8 #AEB7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.96

#596CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#596CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB5

4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB5	1.00	4.96	4.24	4.96
#FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F74B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.116 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d95cb',
    500: '#596cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb5;
$custom-light: #8d95cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.609,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54991,
    "c": 0.11596,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16185
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB5

secondary

#C9C1A1

accent

#B65ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB5

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

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