#596DBF#596DBF

#596DBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.129 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DBF
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 191)
HSL	hsl(228, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(228, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 16.29, -45.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 48.28, 289.72°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.0031 -0.1291)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.129 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9894, 16.8214, 51.5263)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DBF #BFAB59

analogous

#59A0BF #596DBF #7859BF

triadic

#596DBF #BF596D #6DBF59

tetradic

#596DBF #BF59A0 #BFAB59 #59BF78

square

#596DBF #BF59A0 #BFAB59 #59BF78

split-complementary

#596DBF #BF7859 #A0BF59

monochromatic

#2C3A72 #3D509E #596DBF #8594D0 #B1BBE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#596DBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#596DBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DBF

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DBF	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B77C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F6EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#277F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596dbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.129 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f96d3',
    500: '#596dbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596dbf;
$custom-light: #8f96d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596dbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.235,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55797,
    "c": 0.12911,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DBF

secondary

#CFC7A4

accent

#BB54D4

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DBF

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

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