#596EBA#596EBA

#596EBA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.121 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EBA
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 186)
HSL	hsl(227, 41%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.2%, 40.9%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.03, 14.06, -42.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.03, 44.83, 288.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.71% 0.001 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(55.71% 0.121 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.5558, 16.8196, 48.7136)
Luminance	0.1682 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EBA #BAA559

analogous

#599FBA #596EBA #7559BA

triadic

#596EBA #BA596E #6EBA59

tetradic

#596EBA #BA599F #BAA559 #59BA75

square

#596EBA #BA599F #BAA559 #59BA75

split-complementary

#596EBA #BA7559 #9FBA59

monochromatic

#2D3A6C #3F5297 #596EBA #8494CC #AFBADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#596EBA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.36

#596EBA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EBA

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EBA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EBA	1.00	4.81	4.36	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F76BD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456EB8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C7E8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596eba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.121 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97cf',
    500: '#596eba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596eba;
$custom-light: #8e97cf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596eba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.01,
    "s": 41.277,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55706,
    "c": 0.12061,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EBA

secondary

#CCC3A3

accent

#B757D1

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EBA

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

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