#596EC5#596EC5

#596EC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.136 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596EC5
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 197)
HSL	hsl(228, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 44.2%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.64, 17.62, -47.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.64, 51.07, 290.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.0029 -0.1363)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.136 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.7705, 17.3055, 55.1110)
Luminance	0.1731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596EC5 #C5B059

analogous

#59A4C5 #596EC5 #7A59C5

triadic

#596EC5 #C5596E #6EC559

tetradic

#596EC5 #C559A4 #C5B059 #59C57A

square

#596EC5 #C559A4 #C5B059 #59C57A

split-complementary

#596EC5 #C57A59 #A4C559

monochromatic

#2A3A79 #3A4FA7 #596EC5 #8696D5 #B4BDE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#596EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#596EC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596EC5

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596EC5	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4878C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B6FC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8190

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.136 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9097d7',
    500: '#596ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ec5;
$custom-light: #9097d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.333,
    "s": 48.214,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56373,
    "c": 0.13638,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17307
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596EC5

secondary

#D3CBA7

accent

#BD50D8

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596EC5

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

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