#596EBE#596EBE

#596EBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.126 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EBE
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 190)
HSL	hsl(228, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(228, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 42.1%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 15.35, -44.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 47.10, 289.02°)
OKLab	oklab(55.95% 0.0017 -0.1264)
OKLCH	oklch(55.95% 0.126 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9870, 16.9921, 50.9845)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EBE #BEA959

analogous

#59A0BE #596EBE #7759BE

triadic

#596EBE #BE596E #6EBE59

tetradic

#596EBE #BE59A0 #BEA959 #59BE77

square

#596EBE #BE59A0 #BEA959 #59BE77

split-complementary

#596EBE #BE7759 #A0BE59

monochromatic

#2C3A71 #3D519D #596EBE #8594CF #B1BBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#596EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#596EBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EBE

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EBE	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D77C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#416EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#287F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.126 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f97d2',
    500: '#596ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ebe;
$custom-light: #8f97d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.525,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55945,
    "c": 0.12637,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EBE

secondary

#CFC6A4

accent

#B954D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EBE

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

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