#596DB1#596DB1

#596DB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.109 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB1
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 177)
HSL	hsl(226, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 50%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 38.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.28, 11.81, -38.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.28, 40.30, 287.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.0003 -0.1088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.109 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.5217, 16.2343, 43.7967)
Luminance	0.1623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB1 #B19D59

analogous

#5999B1 #596DB1 #7159B1

triadic

#596DB1 #B1596D #6DB159

tetradic

#596DB1 #B15999 #B19D59 #59B171

square

#596DB1 #B15999 #B19D59 #59B171

split-complementary

#596DB1 #B17159 #99B159

monochromatic

#2E3A62 #41528B #596DB1 #8392C5 #ACB6D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.94

#596DB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.25

#596DB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB1

4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB1	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)

#5374B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.109 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96c8',
    500: '#596db1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db1;
$custom-light: #8d96c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.364,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54973,
    "c": 0.10883,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB1

secondary

#C6BDA0

accent

#B35CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB1

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

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