#596DB4#596DB4

#596DB4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.113 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB4
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 180)
HSL	hsl(227, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 39.4%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, 12.76, -40.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 42.01, 287.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.0009 -0.1132)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.113 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.8240, 16.3553, 45.3888)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB4 #B4A059

analogous

#599AB4 #596DB4 #7259B4

triadic

#596DB4 #B4596D #6DB459

tetradic

#596DB4 #B4599A #B4A059 #59B472

square

#596DB4 #B4599A #B4A059 #59B472

split-complementary

#596DB4 #B47259 #9AB459

monochromatic

#2E3A65 #41528F #596DB4 #8392C7 #ADB7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#596DB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#596DB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB4

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB4	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5175B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486DB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#327C88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.113 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d96cb',
    500: '#596db4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db4;
$custom-light: #8d96cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.813,
    "s": 37.759,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55145,
    "c": 0.1132,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB4

secondary

#C8BFA1

accent

#B45ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB4

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

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