#596EC3#596EC3

#596EC3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.134 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EC3
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 195)
HSL	hsl(228, 47%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 54%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 43.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.53, 16.97, -46.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.53, 49.94, 289.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.0026 -0.1335)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.134 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.5429, 17.2145, 53.9121)
Luminance	0.1722 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EC3 #C3AE59

analogous

#59A3C3 #596EC3 #7959C3

triadic

#596EC3 #C3596E #6EC359

tetradic

#596EC3 #C359A3 #C3AE59 #59C379

square

#596EC3 #C359A3 #C3AE59 #59C379

split-complementary

#596EC3 #C37959 #A3C359

monochromatic

#2B3A77 #3B50A4 #596EC3 #8695D3 #B3BDE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#596EC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#596EC3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EC3

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EC3	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4978C6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6FC1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#22818F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ec3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.134 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f97d5',
    500: '#596ec3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ec3;
$custom-light: #8f97d5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ec3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.113,
    "s": 46.903,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56249,
    "c": 0.13353,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17216
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EC3

secondary

#D2C9A6

accent

#BC51D7

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EC3

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

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