#596FB8#596FB8

#596FB8 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.116 H 269.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FB8
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 184)
HSL	hsl(226, 40%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(226, 52%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 39.7%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.20, 12.80, -41.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.20, 43.09, 287.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% -0.0006 -0.1164)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.116 269.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.4532, 16.9522, 47.6378)
Luminance	0.1695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FB8 #B8A259

analogous

#599EB8 #596FB8 #7259B8

triadic

#596FB8 #B8596F #6FB859

tetradic

#596FB8 #B8599E #B8A259 #59B872

square

#596FB8 #B8599E #B8A259 #59B872

split-complementary

#596FB8 #B87259 #9EB859

monochromatic

#2D3B69 #3F5394 #596FB8 #8494CA #AFB9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#596FB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#596FB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FB8

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FB8	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5277BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#486FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E7F8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.116 269.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e98ce',
    500: '#596fb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fb8;
$custom-light: #8e98ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.105,
    "s": 40.084,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55801,
    "c": 0.11644,
    "h": 269.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.16953
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FB8

secondary

#CBC1A2

accent

#B458D0

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FB8

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

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