#596EB6#596EB6

#596EB6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.115 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB6
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 182)
HSL	hsl(226, 39%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.1%, 39.6%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, 12.78, -40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 42.55, 287.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.47% 0.0001 -0.1148)
OKLCH	oklch(55.47% 0.115 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.1365, 16.6519, 46.5053)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB6 #B6A159

analogous

#599CB6 #596EB6 #7259B6

triadic

#596EB6 #B6596E #6EB659

tetradic

#596EB6 #B6599C #B6A159 #59B672

square

#596EB6 #B6599C #B6A159 #59B672

split-complementary

#596EB6 #B67259 #9CB659

monochromatic

#2D3A67 #405392 #596EB6 #8493C9 #AEB8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#596EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#596EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB6

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB6	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5276B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486EB4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307D89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.115 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97cc',
    500: '#596eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb6;
$custom-light: #8e97cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.452,
    "s": 38.912,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55473,
    "c": 0.11482,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB6

secondary

#C9C0A1

accent

#B459CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB6

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

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