#596DBD#596DBD

#596DBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.126 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DBD
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 189)
HSL	hsl(228, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(228, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 42.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 15.64, -44.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 47.14, 289.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.68% 0.0027 -0.1262)
OKLCH	oklch(55.68% 0.126 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.7708, 16.7340, 50.3751)
Luminance	0.1673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DBD #BDA959

analogous

#599FBD #596DBD #7759BD

triadic

#596DBD #BD596D #6DBD59

tetradic

#596DBD #BD599F #BDA959 #59BD77

square

#596DBD #BD599F #BDA959 #59BD77

split-complementary

#596DBD #BD7759 #9FBD59

monochromatic

#2C3A6F #3E509B #596DBD #8594CE #B1BAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#596DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#596DBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DBD

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DBD	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C76C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7E8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.126 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e96d1',
    500: '#596dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596dbd;
$custom-light: #8e96d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55676,
    "c": 0.12623,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DBD

secondary

#CEC6A4

accent

#BA55D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F1F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DBD

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

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