#596ECB#596ECB

#596ECB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.145 H 271.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596ECB
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 203)
HSL	hsl(229, 52%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 45.8%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.99, 19.59, -50.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.99, 54.46, 291.08°)
OKLab	oklab(56.75% 0.0039 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(56.75% 0.145 271.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4717, 17.5860, 58.8040)
Luminance	0.1759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596ECB #CBB659

analogous

#59A7CB #596ECB #7D59CB

triadic

#596ECB #CB596E #6ECB59

tetradic

#596ECB #CB59A7 #CBB659 #59CB7D

square

#596ECB #CB59A7 #CBB659 #59CB7D

split-complementary

#596ECB #CB7D59 #A7CB59

monochromatic

#283981 #374DB0 #596ECB #8897DA #B6BFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#596ECB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.52

#596ECB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596ECB

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596ECB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596ECB	1.00	4.65	4.52	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#447ACE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3470C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#138393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ecb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.145 271.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9097db',
    500: '#596ecb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ecb;
$custom-light: #9097db;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ecb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.947,
    "s": 52.294,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5675,
    "c": 0.14486,
    "h": 271.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596ECB

secondary

#D7CEA9

accent

#C14CDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F2FB

border

#CCCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596ECB

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

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