#596FBD#596FBD

#596FBD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.124 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FBD
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 189)
HSL	hsl(227, 43%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.9%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 14.41, -43.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 45.93, 288.28°)
OKLab	oklab(56.09% 0.0004 -0.1236)
OKLCH	oklch(56.09% 0.124 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9866, 17.1655, 50.4470)
Luminance	0.1717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596FBD #BDA759

analogous

#59A1BD #596FBD #7559BD

triadic

#596FBD #BD596F #6FBD59

tetradic

#596FBD #BD59A1 #BDA759 #59BD75

square

#596FBD #BD59A1 #BDA759 #59BD75

split-complementary

#596FBD #BD7559 #A1BD59

monochromatic

#2C3B6F #3E529B #596FBD #8595CE #B1BBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#596FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#596FBD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FBD

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FBD	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F78C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#446FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#29808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.124 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e98d1',
    500: '#596fbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fbd;
$custom-light: #8e98d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.8,
    "s": 43.103,
    "l": 54.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56094,
    "c": 0.12365,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FBD

secondary

#CEC5A4

accent

#B755D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FBD

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

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