#596FB5#596FB5

#596FB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.112 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FB5
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 181)
HSL	hsl(226, 38%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(226, 51%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.8%, 38.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.04, 11.84, -39.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.04, 41.38, 286.63°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% -0.0013 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.112 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(18.1420, 16.8277, 45.9992)
Luminance	0.1683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FB5 #B59F59

analogous

#599DB5 #596FB5 #7159B5

triadic

#596FB5 #B5596F #6FB559

tetradic

#596FB5 #B5599D #B59F59 #59B571

square

#596FB5 #B5599D #B59F59 #59B571

split-complementary

#596FB5 #B57159 #9DB559

monochromatic

#2E3B66 #405490 #596FB5 #8394C8 #AEB8DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81

#596FB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37

#596FB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FB5

4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FB5	1.00	4.81	4.37	4.81
#FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5476B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6EB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317E89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.112 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d98cb',
    500: '#596fb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fb5;
$custom-light: #8d98cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.652,
    "s": 38.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55628,
    "c": 0.1121,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FB5

secondary

#C9BFA1

accent

#B25ACE

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FB5

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

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