#596EB5#596EB5

#596EB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.113 H 270.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB5
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 181)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.77, 12.46, -40.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.77, 41.98, 287.26°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% -0.0001 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.113 270)
XYZ	xyz(18.0335, 16.6107, 45.9630)
Luminance	0.1661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB5 #B5A059

analogous

#599CB5 #596EB5 #7259B5

triadic

#596EB5 #B5596E #6EB559

tetradic

#596EB5 #B5599C #B5A059 #59B572

square

#596EB5 #B5599C #B5A059 #59B572

split-complementary

#596EB5 #B57259 #9CB559

monochromatic

#2E3A66 #405390 #596EB5 #8393C8 #AEB8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#596EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#596EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB5

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB5	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5276B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.113 270.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d97cb',
    500: '#596eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb5;
$custom-light: #8d97cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.304,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55415,
    "c": 0.11337,
    "h": 270
  },
  "luminance": 0.16612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB5

secondary

#C9C0A1

accent

#B45ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB5

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

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