#596DC3#596DC3

#596DC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.135 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596DC3
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 195)
HSL	hsl(229, 47%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(229, 54%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 44.1%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 17.59, -47.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 50.55, 290.36°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0037 -0.1348)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.135 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4356, 16.9999, 53.8763)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596DC3 #C3AF59

analogous

#59A2C3 #596DC3 #7A59C3

triadic

#596DC3 #C3596D #6DC359

tetradic

#596DC3 #C359A2 #C3AF59 #59C37A

square

#596DC3 #C359A2 #C3AF59 #59C37A

split-complementary

#596DC3 #C37A59 #A2C359

monochromatic

#2B3977 #3B4FA4 #596DC3 #8695D3 #B3BCE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#596DC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#596DC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596DC3

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596DC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596DC3	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4877C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6EC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596dc3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.135 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f96d5',
    500: '#596dc3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596dc3;
$custom-light: #8f96d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596dc3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.679,
    "s": 46.903,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56043,
    "c": 0.13482,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17001
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596DC3

secondary

#D2CAA6

accent

#BD51D7

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F1FA

border

#CBCBD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596DC3

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

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