#596CB6#596CB6

#596CB6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.117 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB6
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 182)
HSL	hsl(228, 39%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 40.7%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.27, 14.01, -41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.27, 43.76, 288.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.0025 -0.1174)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.117 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.9232, 16.2252, 46.4342)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB6 #B6A359

analogous

#599AB6 #596CB6 #7459B6

triadic

#596CB6 #B6596C #6CB659

tetradic

#596CB6 #B6599A #B6A359 #59B674

square

#596CB6 #B6599A #B6A359 #59B674

split-complementary

#596CB6 #B67459 #9AB659

monochromatic

#2D3967 #405192 #596CB6 #8492C9 #AEB7DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#596CB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#596CB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB6

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB6	1.00	4.95	4.25	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F74B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456CB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.117 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95cc',
    500: '#596cb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb6;
$custom-light: #8e95cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.742,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5505,
    "c": 0.11742,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB6

secondary

#C9C1A1

accent

#B759CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB6

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

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