#596FBC#596FBC

#596FBC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.122 H 270.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FBC
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 188)
HSL	hsl(227, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 41%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 14.08, -43.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 45.36, 288.09°)
OKLab	oklab(56.04% 0.0002 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(56.04% 0.122 270.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.8784, 17.1223, 49.8773)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FBC #BCA659

analogous

#59A0BC #596FBC #7559BC

triadic

#596FBC #BC596F #6FBC59

tetradic

#596FBC #BC59A0 #BCA659 #59BC75

square

#596FBC #BC59A0 #BCA659 #59BC75

split-complementary

#596FBC #BC7559 #A0BC59

monochromatic

#2C3B6E #3E529A #596FBC #8595CE #B0BBDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#596FBC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#596FBC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FBC

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FBC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FBC	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5078BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#456FBA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A808C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fbc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.122 270.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e98d0',
    500: '#596fbc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fbc;
$custom-light: #8e98d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fbc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 42.489,
    "l": 54.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56035,
    "c": 0.12221,
    "h": 270.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FBC

secondary

#CDC4A3

accent

#B756D2

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FBC

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

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