#596ECC#596ECC

#596ECC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.146 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596ECC
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 204)
HSL	hsl(229, 53%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(229, 56%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 46.1%, 0%, 20%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.05, 19.91, -51.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.05, 55.03, 291.22°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.004 -0.1462)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.146 271.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.5913, 17.6338, 59.4336)
Luminance	0.1764 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596ECC #CCB759

analogous

#59A8CC #596ECC #7D59CC

triadic

#596ECC #CC596E #6ECC59

tetradic

#596ECC #CC59A8 #CCB759 #59CC7D

square

#596ECC #CC59A8 #CCB759 #59CC7D

split-complementary

#596ECC #CC7D59 #A8CC59

monochromatic

#283983 #364DB1 #596ECC #8897DA #B7C0E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.64

#596ECC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#596ECC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596ECC

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596ECC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596ECC	1.00	4.64	4.53	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#437ACF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3370CA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#118393

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596ecc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 204);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.146 271.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9097dc',
    500: '#596ecc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596ecc;
$custom-light: #9097dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596ecc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 204
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.043,
    "s": 52.995,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56814,
    "c": 0.14627,
    "h": 271.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17635
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596ECC

secondary

#D8CFA9

accent

#C24BDC

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F2FB

border

#CCCCD4

text

#0D0D15

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596ECC

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

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