#596DB7#596DB7

#596DB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.118 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB7
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 183)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 40.4%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.60, 13.71, -41.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.60, 43.72, 288.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.0015 -0.1176)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.118 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.1329, 16.4788, 47.0158)
Luminance	0.1648 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB7 #B7A359

analogous

#599CB7 #596DB7 #7459B7

triadic

#596DB7 #B7596D #6DB759

tetradic

#596DB7 #B7599C #B7A359 #59B774

square

#596DB7 #B7599C #B7A359 #59B774

split-complementary

#596DB7 #B77459 #9CB759

monochromatic

#2D3A68 #405193 #596DB7 #8493CA #AEB8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#596DB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#596DB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB7

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB7	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F75BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456DB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.118 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96cd',
    500: '#596db7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db7;
$custom-light: #8e96cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.234,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55319,
    "c": 0.11757,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB7

secondary

#CAC2A2

accent

#B658CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB7

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

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