#596EB2#596EB2

#596EB2 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.109 H 269.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB2
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 178)
HSL	hsl(226, 37%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(226, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 38.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.61, 11.50, -38.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.61, 40.27, 286.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% -0.0007 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.109 269.6)
XYZ	xyz(17.7290, 16.4889, 44.3593)
Luminance	0.1649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB2 #B29D59

analogous

#599AB2 #596EB2 #7159B2

triadic

#596EB2 #B2596E #6EB259

tetradic

#596EB2 #B2599A #B29D59 #59B271

square

#596EB2 #B2599A #B29D59 #59B271

split-complementary

#596EB2 #B27159 #9AB259

monochromatic

#2E3A63 #41538D #596EB2 #8393C5 #ADB7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.89

#596EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#596EB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB2

4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB2	1.00	4.89	4.30	4.89
#FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5475B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347C87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.109 269.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97c9',
    500: '#596eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb2;
$custom-light: #8d97c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.843,
    "s": 36.626,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55243,
    "c": 0.10901,
    "h": 269.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB2

secondary

#C7BEA0

accent

#B25BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB2

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

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