#596EB0#596EB0

#596EB0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.106 H 269.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB0
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 176)
HSL	hsl(226, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 49%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 37.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.51, 10.87, -37.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.51, 39.13, 286.13°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% -0.0012 -0.1061)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.106 269.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.5297, 16.4092, 43.3095)
Luminance	0.1641 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB0 #B09B59

analogous

#599AB0 #596EB0 #7059B0

triadic

#596EB0 #B0596E #6EB059

tetradic

#596EB0 #B0599A #B09B59 #59B070

square

#596EB0 #B0599A #B09B59 #59B070

split-complementary

#596EB0 #B07059 #9AB059

monochromatic

#2E3A61 #42538A #596EB0 #8292C4 #ACB6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#596EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#596EB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB0

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB0	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5575B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6DAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#357C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.106 269.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97c8',
    500: '#596eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb0;
$custom-light: #8d97c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.517,
    "s": 35.51,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55131,
    "c": 0.10609,
    "h": 269.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB0

secondary

#C5BC9F

accent

#B15CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB0

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

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