#596DB8#596DB8

#596DB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.119 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB8
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 184)
HSL	hsl(227, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 40.8%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.65, 14.03, -42.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.65, 44.29, 288.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0017 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.119 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.2374, 16.5206, 47.5659)
Luminance	0.1652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB8 #B8A459

analogous

#599CB8 #596DB8 #7459B8

triadic

#596DB8 #B8596D #6DB859

tetradic

#596DB8 #B8599C #B8A459 #59B874

square

#596DB8 #B8599C #B8A459 #59B874

split-complementary

#596DB8 #B87459 #9CB859

monochromatic

#2D3A69 #3F5194 #596DB8 #8493CA #AFB8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#596DB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#596DB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB8

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB8	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F75BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.119 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96ce',
    500: '#596db8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db8;
$custom-light: #8e96ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.368,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55378,
    "c": 0.11901,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB8

secondary

#CBC2A2

accent

#B758D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB8

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

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