#596EBB#596EBB

#596EBB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.122 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EBB
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 187)
HSL	hsl(227, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 41.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.09, 14.38, -43.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.09, 45.40, 288.47°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.0012 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.122 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.6625, 16.8623, 49.2754)
Luminance	0.1686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EBB #BBA659

analogous

#599FBB #596EBB #7559BB

triadic

#596EBB #BB596E #6EBB59

tetradic

#596EBB #BB599F #BBA659 #59BB75

square

#596EBB #BB599F #BBA659 #59BB75

split-complementary

#596EBB #BB7559 #9FBB59

monochromatic

#2D3A6D #3E5298 #596EBB #8494CD #B0BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#596EBB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#596EBB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EBB

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EBB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EBB	1.00	4.80	4.37	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F77BE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446EB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B7F8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ebb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.122 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97d0',
    500: '#596ebb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ebb;
$custom-light: #8e97d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ebb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.143,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55766,
    "c": 0.12206,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16864
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EBB

secondary

#CDC4A3

accent

#B756D2

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EBB

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

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