#596EB7#596EB7

#596EB7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.116 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB7
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 183)
HSL	hsl(227, 39%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(227, 51%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.4%, 39.9%, 0%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.87, 13.10, -41.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.87, 43.12, 287.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.0003 -0.1163)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.116 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.2402, 16.6934, 47.0516)
Luminance	0.1669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB7 #B7A259

analogous

#599DB7 #596EB7 #7359B7

triadic

#596EB7 #B7596E #6EB759

tetradic

#596EB7 #B7599D #B7A259 #59B773

square

#596EB7 #B7599D #B7A259 #59B773

split-complementary

#596EB7 #B77359 #9DB759

monochromatic

#2D3A68 #405293 #596EB7 #8493CA #AEB9DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#596EB7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#596EB7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB7

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB7	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5176BA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#476EB5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 183);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.116 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97cd',
    500: '#596eb7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb7;
$custom-light: #8e97cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 183
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.596,
    "s": 39.496,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55531,
    "c": 0.11627,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB7

secondary

#CAC1A2

accent

#B558CF

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB7

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

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