#596EBC#596EBC

#596EBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.123 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EBC
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 188)
HSL	hsl(227, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 41.5%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.14, 14.70, -43.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.14, 45.96, 288.65°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0013 -0.1235)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.124 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(18.7699, 16.9053, 49.8412)
Luminance	0.1691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EBC #BCA759

analogous

#599FBC #596EBC #7659BC

triadic

#596EBC #BC596E #6EBC59

tetradic

#596EBC #BC599F #BCA759 #59BC76

square

#596EBC #BC599F #BCA759 #59BC76

split-complementary

#596EBC #BC7659 #9FBC59

monochromatic

#2C3A6E #3E529A #596EBC #8594CE #B0BADF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#596EBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#596EBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EBC

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EBC	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E77BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436EBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A7F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ebc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.123 270.6);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ebc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.273,
    "s": 42.489,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55825,
    "c": 0.1235,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EBC

secondary

#CDC4A3

accent

#B856D2

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EBC

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

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