#596FC5#596FC5

#596FC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.135 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FC5
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 197)
HSL	hsl(228, 48%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.8%, 43.7%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.91, 17.00, -47.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.91, 50.46, 289.69°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.0018 -0.1351)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.135 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.8790, 17.5225, 55.1471)
Luminance	0.1752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FC5 #C5AF59

analogous

#59A5C5 #596FC5 #7959C5

triadic

#596FC5 #C5596F #6FC559

tetradic

#596FC5 #C559A5 #C5AF59 #59C579

square

#596FC5 #C559A5 #C5AF59 #59C579

split-complementary

#596FC5 #C57959 #A5C559

monochromatic

#2A3A79 #3A50A7 #596FC5 #8696D5 #B4BEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#596FC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.50

#596FC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FC5

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FC5	1.00	4.66	4.50	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A79C8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D70C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F8290

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fc5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.135 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8f98d7',
    500: '#596fc5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fc5;
$custom-light: #8f98d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fc5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.778,
    "s": 48.214,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56579,
    "c": 0.13509,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FC5

secondary

#D3CAA7

accent

#BC50D8

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F1F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FC5

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

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