#596CCB#596CCB

#596CCB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.147 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CCB
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 203)
HSL	hsl(230, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(230, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 46.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, 20.83, -51.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 55.71, 291.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.006 -0.1473)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.147 272.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.2584, 17.1593, 58.7329)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CCB #CBB859

analogous

#59A5CB #596CCB #7F59CB

triadic

#596CCB #CB596C #6CCB59

tetradic

#596CCB #CB59A5 #CBB859 #59CB7F

square

#596CCB #CB59A5 #CBB859 #59CB7F

split-complementary

#596CCB #CB7F59 #A5CB59

monochromatic

#283781 #374BB0 #596CCB #8895DA #B6BFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#596CCB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#596CCB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CCB

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CCB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CCB	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4078CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#306EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#148192

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ccb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.147 272.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9095db',
    500: '#596ccb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ccb;
$custom-light: #9095db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ccb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56347,
    "c": 0.14744,
    "h": 272.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CCB

secondary

#D7CFA9

accent

#C44CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CCB

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

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