#596FB3#596FB3

#596FB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.109 H 269.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FB3
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 179)
HSL	hsl(225, 37%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(225, 50%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 38%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.94, 11.21, -38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.94, 40.25, 286.17°)
OKLab	oklab(55.51% -0.0017 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(55.51% 0.109 269.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.9383, 16.7462, 44.9262)
Luminance	0.1675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FB3 #B39D59

analogous

#599CB3 #596FB3 #7059B3

triadic

#596FB3 #B3596F #6FB359

tetradic

#596FB3 #B3599C #B39D59 #59B370

square

#596FB3 #B3599C #B39D59 #59B370

split-complementary

#596FB3 #B37059 #9CB359

monochromatic

#2E3B64 #41548E #596FB3 #8393C6 #ADB8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.83

#596FB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#596FB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FB3

4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FB3	1.00	4.83	4.35	4.83
#FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5576B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6EB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#337D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.109 269.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d98ca',
    500: '#596fb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fb3;
$custom-light: #8d98ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.333,
    "s": 37.19,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55514,
    "c": 0.10919,
    "h": 269.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FB3

secondary

#C7BEA0

accent

#B15BCD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FB3

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

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