#596FC9#596FC9
#596FC9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.141 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596FC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 111, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.14, 18.31, -49.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.14, 52.72, 290.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.83% 0.0025 -0.1407) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.83% 0.141 271) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3434, 17.7083, 57.5930) |
| Luminance | 0.1771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 2.21
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 4.20
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 6.79
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 6.95
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 7.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596FC9 #C9B359
analogous
#59A7C9 #596FC9 #7B59C9
triadic
#596FC9 #C9596F #6FC959
tetradic
#596FC9 #C959A7 #C9B359 #59C97B
square
#596FC9 #C959A7 #C9B359 #59C97B
split-complementary
#596FC9 #C97B59 #A7C959
monochromatic
#293A7E #384FAD #596FC9 #8797D8 #B5BFE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#596FC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#596FC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596FC9
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596FC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596FC9 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#477ACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3970C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#178392
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596fc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.141 271.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9098da',
500: '#596fc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596fc9; $custom-light: #9098da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596fc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 111,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.214,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56827,
"c": 0.14076,
"h": 271
},
"luminance": 0.1771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596FC9
secondary
#D6CDA8
accent
#BF4DDA
background
#F9F9FD
surface
#F2F2FB
border
#CCCCD4
text
#0D0D15
muted
#7E7E83