#596DB3#596DB3

#596DB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.112 H 270.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB3
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 179)
HSL	hsl(227, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 39.1%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.38, 12.44, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.38, 41.44, 287.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.09% 0.0007 -0.1117)
OKLCH	oklch(55.09% 0.112 270.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7225, 16.3147, 44.8543)
Luminance	0.1632 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB3 #B39F59

analogous

#599AB3 #596DB3 #7259B3

triadic

#596DB3 #B3596D #6DB359

tetradic

#596DB3 #B3599A #B39F59 #59B372

square

#596DB3 #B3599A #B39F59 #59B372

split-complementary

#596DB3 #B37259 #9AB359

monochromatic

#2E3A64 #41528E #596DB3 #8392C6 #ADB7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#596DB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#596DB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB3

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB3	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5275B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.112 270.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96ca',
    500: '#596db3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db3;
$custom-light: #8d96ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55087,
    "c": 0.11175,
    "h": 270.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16316
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB3

secondary

#C7BFA0

accent

#B45BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB3

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

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