#596CBE#596CBE

#596CBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.129 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CBE
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 190)
HSL	hsl(229, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(229, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 43.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.71, 16.59, -45.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.71, 48.33, 290.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.004 -0.1289)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.129 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.7736, 16.5654, 50.9134)
Luminance	0.1657 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CBE #BEAB59

analogous

#599FBE #596CBE #7959BE

triadic

#596CBE #BE596C #6CBE59

tetradic

#596CBE #BE599F #BEAB59 #59BE79

square

#596CBE #BE599F #BEAB59 #59BE79

split-complementary

#596CBE #BE7959 #9FBE59

monochromatic

#2C3971 #3D4F9D #596CBE #8593CF #B1BAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#596CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#596CBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CBE

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CBE	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A76C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E6DBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.129 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f95d2',
    500: '#596cbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cbe;
$custom-light: #8f95d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.713,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55529,
    "c": 0.12897,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16567
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CBE

secondary

#CFC7A4

accent

#BC54D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CBE

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

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