#596BC9
Closest named color: Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1). oklch(56% 0.146 272.7), rgb(89, 107, 201).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (4.80:1).
About this color
#596BC9 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 56%, its chroma 0.146 and its hue 273°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.80:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (56%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.146) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dark Periwinkle (#665FD1) |
| Black text | 4.37:1 |
| White text | 4.80:1 |
Values
| HEX | #596BC9 |
| RGB | rgb(89, 107, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 51%, 57%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56% 0.146 272.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #596BC9 | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc -78.6 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #596BC9 | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc 31.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #596BC9 text on white | 4.80:1 | AA | Lc 73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #596BC9 text on black | 4.37:1 | AA large text | Lc -28.6 | Dividers and decoration only |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FC
oklch(97.1% 0.01 273.4)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9F7
oklch(93.5% 0.019 273.2)
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Step 200
200
#D1D8F2
oklch(88.5% 0.037 273.7)
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Step 300
300
#B2BFEC
oklch(81% 0.065 272.3)
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Step 400
400
#8A9CE2
oklch(70.6% 0.105 272.4)
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Step 500
500
#6F82DA
oklch(63.1% 0.134 272.8)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#596BC9
oklch(56% 0.146 272.7)
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Step 700
700
#4858AD
oklch(49.2% 0.136 272.5)
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Step 800
800
#3B488C
oklch(42.7% 0.113 272.6)
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Step 900
900
#323D70
oklch(37.7% 0.088 272.4)
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Step 950
950
#1D2441
oklch(26.9% 0.055 272)
#596BC9 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #3F77CC | 0.038 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #306EC7 | 0.042 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #198090 | 0.130 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #727272 | 0.146 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #596BC9
#596BC9
oklch(56% 0.146 272.7)
- #8C7200
#8C7200
oklch(56.1% 0.115 92.9)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #596BC9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.036
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.046
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.047
- Iris #6258C4 ΔE 0.047
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.049
- Windows Blue #3778BF ΔE 0.051
- French Blue #436BAD ΔE 0.053
- Mid Blue #276AB3 ΔE 0.063
Use #596BC9 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.