#596EB3#596EB3

#596EB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.110 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB3
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 179)
HSL	hsl(226, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 38.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.66, 11.82, -39.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.66, 40.84, 286.83°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% -0.0005 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.11 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.8298, 16.5292, 44.8900)
Luminance	0.1653 (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

#596EB3 #B39E59

analogous

#599BB3 #596EB3 #7159B3

triadic

#596EB3 #B3596E #6EB359

tetradic

#596EB3 #B3599B #B39E59 #59B371

square

#596EB3 #B3599B #B39E59 #59B371

split-complementary

#596EB3 #B37159 #9BB359

monochromatic

#2E3A64 #41538E #596EB3 #8393C6 #ADB7D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#596EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.31

#596EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB3

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB3	1.00	4.88	4.31	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5375B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6DB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.110 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97ca',
    500: '#596eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb3;
$custom-light: #8d97ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.553,
    "c": 0.11046,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB3

secondary

#C7BEA0

accent

#B25BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB3

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

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