#596FC6#596FC6

#596FC6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.137 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596FC6
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 198)
HSL	hsl(228, 49%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.1%, 43.9%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.97, 17.33, -47.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.97, 51.02, 289.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.002 -0.1365)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.137 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.9940, 17.5685, 55.7526)
Luminance	0.1757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596FC6 #C6B059

analogous

#59A6C6 #596FC6 #7A59C6

triadic

#596FC6 #C6596F #6FC659

tetradic

#596FC6 #C659A6 #C6B059 #59C67A

square

#596FC6 #C659A6 #C6B059 #59C67A

split-complementary

#596FC6 #C67A59 #A6C659

monochromatic

#2A3A7B #3A50A8 #596FC6 #8797D6 #B4BEE5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.65

#596FC6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#596FC6 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596FC6

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596FC6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596FC6	1.00	4.65	4.51	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4979C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C70C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D8291

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596fc6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.137 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9098d8',
    500: '#596fc6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596fc6;
$custom-light: #9098d8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596fc6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.89,
    "s": 48.879,
    "l": 56.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5664,
    "c": 0.1365,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596FC6

secondary

#D4CBA7

accent

#BD4FD8

background

#F9F9FD

surface

#F2F2FA

border

#CCCCD3

text

#0D0D14

muted

#7E7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #596FC6

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

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