#596CB7#596CB7

#596CB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.119 H 271.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CB7
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 183)
HSL	hsl(228, 39%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(228, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 41%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.32, 14.33, -41.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.32, 44.33, 288.86°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.0027 -0.1188)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.119 271.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.0269, 16.2667, 46.9804)
Luminance	0.1627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CB7 #B7A459

analogous

#599BB7 #596CB7 #7559B7

triadic

#596CB7 #B7596C #6CB759

tetradic

#596CB7 #B7599B #B7A459 #59B775

square

#596CB7 #B7599B #B7A459 #59B775

split-complementary

#596CB7 #B77559 #9BB759

monochromatic

#2D3968 #405193 #596CB7 #8492CA #AEB8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#596CB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#596CB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CB7

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CB7	1.00	4.94	4.25	4.94
#FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E75BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446CB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.119 271.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e95cd',
    500: '#596cb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cb7;
$custom-light: #8e95cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.872,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55109,
    "c": 0.11886,
    "h": 271.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CB7

secondary

#CAC2A2

accent

#B758CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CB7

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

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