#596CCE#596CCE

#596CCE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.152 H 272.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596CCE
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 206)
HSL	hsl(230, 54%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(230, 57%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.8%, 47.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 21.81, -53.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 57.40, 292.33°)
OKLab	oklab(56.54% 0.0064 -0.1515)
OKLCH	oklch(56.54% 0.152 272.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6193, 17.3037, 60.6339)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596CCE #CEBB59

analogous

#59A7CE #596CCE #8059CE

triadic

#596CCE #CE596C #6CCE59

tetradic

#596CCE #CE59A7 #CEBB59 #59CE80

square

#596CCE #CE59A7 #CEBB59 #59CE80

split-complementary

#596CCE #CE8059 #A7CE59

monochromatic

#273785 #354AB5 #596CCE #8896DC #B8C0EA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#596CCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#596CCE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596CCE

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596CCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596CCE	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D79D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C6FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C8293

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596cce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.152 272.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9195dd',
    500: '#596cce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596cce;
$custom-light: #9195dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596cce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.256,
    "s": 54.419,
    "l": 57.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56542,
    "c": 0.15166,
    "h": 272.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.17305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596CCE

secondary

#D9D1AA

accent

#C64ADE

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F1FB

border

#CCCBD4

text

#0E0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596CCE

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

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