#596FBF#596FBF

#596FBF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.127 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FBF
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 191)
HSL	hsl(227, 44%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(227, 53%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.4%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.58, 15.05, -44.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.58, 47.06, 288.65°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.0007 -0.1265)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.127 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2052, 17.2530, 51.5983)
Luminance	0.1725 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596FBF #BFA959

analogous

#59A2BF #596FBF #7659BF

triadic

#596FBF #BF596F #6FBF59

tetradic

#596FBF #BF59A2 #BFA959 #59BF76

square

#596FBF #BF59A2 #BFA959 #59BF76

split-complementary

#596FBF #BF7659 #A2BF59

monochromatic

#2C3B72 #3D529E #596FBF #8595D0 #B1BCE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#596FBF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#596FBF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FBF

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FBF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FBF	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E78C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#426FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27808E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fbf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.127 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f98d3',
    500: '#596fbf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fbf;
$custom-light: #8f98d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fbf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.059,
    "s": 44.348,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56214,
    "c": 0.12652,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FBF

secondary

#CFC6A4

accent

#B854D4

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FBF

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

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