#596FBE#596FBE

#596FBE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.125 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FBE
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 190)
HSL	hsl(227, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.52, 14.73, -44.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.52, 46.49, 288.47°)
OKLab	oklab(56.15% 0.0006 -0.1251)
OKLCH	oklch(56.15% 0.125 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.0955, 17.2091, 51.0207)
Luminance	0.1721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FBE #BEA859

analogous

#59A1BE #596FBE #7659BE

triadic

#596FBE #BE596F #6FBE59

tetradic

#596FBE #BE59A1 #BEA859 #59BE76

square

#596FBE #BE59A1 #BEA859 #59BE76

split-complementary

#596FBE #BE7659 #A1BE59

monochromatic

#2C3B71 #3D529D #596FBE #8595CF #B1BBE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.73

#596FBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.44

#596FBE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FBE

4.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FBE	1.00	4.73	4.44	4.73
#FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E78C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#436FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#28808D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.125 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f98d2',
    500: '#596fbe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fbe;
$custom-light: #8f98d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.931,
    "s": 43.723,
    "l": 54.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56154,
    "c": 0.12509,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FBE

secondary

#CFC5A4

accent

#B854D3

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F1F2F9

border

#CBCCD2

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FBE

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

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