#596FB1#596FB1

#596FB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.106 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FB1
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 177)
HSL	hsl(225, 36%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(225, 50%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 37.3%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.84, 10.57, -37.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.84, 39.11, 285.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.4% -0.0022 -0.1063)
OKLCH	oklch(55.4% 0.106 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(17.7375, 16.6659, 43.8686)
Luminance	0.1667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FB1 #B19B59

analogous

#599BB1 #596FB1 #6F59B1

triadic

#596FB1 #B1596F #6FB159

tetradic

#596FB1 #B1599B #B19B59 #59B16F

square

#596FB1 #B1599B #B19B59 #59B16F

split-complementary

#596FB1 #B16F59 #9BB159

monochromatic

#2E3B62 #41548B #596FB1 #8393C5 #ACB7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#596FB1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#596FB1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FB1

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FB1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FB1	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5676B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6EB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#347D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fb1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.106 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d98c8',
    500: '#596fb1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fb1;
$custom-light: #8d98c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fb1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55402,
    "c": 0.10628,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FB1

secondary

#C6BDA0

accent

#B05CCC

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FB1

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

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