#596EBD#596EBD

#596EBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.125 H 270.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EBD
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 189)
HSL	hsl(227, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 15.02, -44.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 46.53, 288.84°)
OKLab	oklab(55.89% 0.0015 -0.1249)
OKLCH	oklch(55.89% 0.125 270.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.8781, 16.9485, 50.4109)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EBD #BDA859

analogous

#59A0BD #596EBD #7659BD

triadic

#596EBD #BD596E #6EBD59

tetradic

#596EBD #BD59A0 #BDA859 #59BD76

square

#596EBD #BD59A0 #BDA859 #59BD76

split-complementary

#596EBD #BD7659 #A0BD59

monochromatic

#2C3A6F #3E519B #596EBD #8594CE #B1BBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#596EBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#596EBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EBD

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EBD	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D77C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426EBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#297F8C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ebd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.125 270.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e97d1',
    500: '#596ebd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ebd;
$custom-light: #8e97d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ebd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.4,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55885,
    "c": 0.12494,
    "h": 270.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EBD

secondary

#CEC5A4

accent

#B855D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EBD

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

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