#596EB8#596EB8

#596EB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.118 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EB8
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 184)
HSL	hsl(227, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 40.2%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.92, 13.42, -41.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.92, 43.69, 287.88°)
OKLab	oklab(55.59% 0.0005 -0.1177)
OKLCH	oklch(55.59% 0.118 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.3447, 16.7352, 47.6017)
Luminance	0.1674 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EB8 #B8A359

analogous

#599DB8 #596EB8 #7359B8

triadic

#596EB8 #B8596E #6EB859

tetradic

#596EB8 #B8599D #B8A359 #59B873

square

#596EB8 #B8599D #B8A359 #59B873

split-complementary

#596EB8 #B87359 #9DB859

monochromatic

#2D3A69 #3F5294 #596EB8 #8493CA #AFB9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#596EB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#596EB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EB8

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EB8	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5076BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#466EB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7E8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.118 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97ce',
    500: '#596eb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eb8;
$custom-light: #8e97ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.737,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55589,
    "c": 0.11772,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16736
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EB8

secondary

#CBC2A2

accent

#B558D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EB8

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

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