#596DB0#596DB0

#596DB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.107 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB0
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 176)
HSL	hsl(226, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 38.1%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.23, 11.49, -38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.23, 39.73, 286.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.92% 0 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(54.92% 0.107 270)
XYZ	xyz(17.4224, 16.1946, 43.2737)
Luminance	0.1620 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB0 #B09C59

analogous

#5999B0 #596DB0 #7159B0

triadic

#596DB0 #B0596D #6DB059

tetradic

#596DB0 #B05999 #B09C59 #59B071

square

#596DB0 #B05999 #B09C59 #59B071

split-complementary

#596DB0 #B07159 #99B059

monochromatic

#2E3A61 #42528A #596DB0 #8291C4 #ACB6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.95

#596DB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.24

#596DB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB0

4.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB0	1.00	4.95	4.24	4.95
#FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5374B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6CAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.107 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96c8',
    500: '#596db0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db0;
$custom-light: #8d96c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.207,
    "s": 35.51,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54916,
    "c": 0.10737,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.16196
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB0

secondary

#C5BD9F

accent

#B25CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB0

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

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