#596DB9#596DB9

#596DB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.120 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DB9
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 185)
HSL	hsl(228, 41%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(228, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 41.1%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.70, 14.35, -42.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.70, 44.87, 288.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.0019 -0.1204)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.12 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(18.3426, 16.5627, 48.1199)
Luminance	0.1656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DB9 #B9A559

analogous

#599DB9 #596DB9 #7559B9

triadic

#596DB9 #B9596D #6DB959

tetradic

#596DB9 #B9599D #B9A559 #59B975

square

#596DB9 #B9599D #B9A559 #59B975

split-complementary

#596DB9 #B97559 #9DB959

monochromatic

#2D3A6B #3F5196 #596DB9 #8493CB #AFB9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.87

#596DB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#596DB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DB9

4.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DB9	1.00	4.87	4.31	4.87
#FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E76BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446DB7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7D8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596db9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.120 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96ce',
    500: '#596db9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596db9;
$custom-light: #8e96ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596db9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.5,
    "s": 40.678,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55437,
    "c": 0.12047,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DB9

secondary

#CBC3A2

accent

#B757D1

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DB9

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

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