#596DBC#596DBC

#596DBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.125 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#596DBC
RGBrgb(89, 109, 188)
HSLhsl(228, 42%, 54%)
HSVhsv(228, 53%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(52.7%, 42%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LABlab(47.87, 15.32, -43.98)
CIE-LCHlch(47.87, 46.57, 289.20°)
OKLaboklab(55.62% 0.0025 -0.1248)
OKLCHoklch(55.62% 0.125 271.2)
XYZxyz(18.6626, 16.6907, 49.8054)
Luminance0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#596DBC #BCA859
analogous
#599FBC #596DBC #7759BC
triadic
#596DBC #BC596D #6DBC59
tetradic
#596DBC #BC599F #BCA859 #59BC77
square
#596DBC #BC599F #BCA859 #59BC77
split-complementary
#596DBC #BC7759 #9FBC59
monochromatic
#2C3A6E #3E519A #596DBC #8593CE #B0BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84
#596DBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34
#596DBC on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DBC
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##596DBC#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##596DBC1.004.844.344.84
#FFFFFF4.841.0021.001.00
#0000004.3421.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.841.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C76BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#426EBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B7E8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #596dbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.125 271.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96d0',
    500: '#596dbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #596dbc;
$custom-light: #8e96d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#596dbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.879,
    "s": 42.489,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55616,
    "c": 0.1248,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16692
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#596DBC
secondary
#CDC5A3
accent
#B956D2
background
#F9F9FC
surface
#F1F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0D0D14
muted
#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DBC

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#596DBC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva