#59596B#59596B

#59596B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.029 H 285.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59596B
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 107)
HSL	hsl(240, 9%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 17%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.8%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.43, 4.12, -10.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.43, 11.06, 291.90°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0076 -0.0279)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.029 285.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.3454, 10.3300, 15.3559)
Luminance	0.1033 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59596B #6B6B59

analogous

#59626B #59596B #62596B

triadic

#59596B #6B5959 #596B59

tetradic

#59596B #6B5962 #6B6B59 #596B62

square

#59596B #6B5962 #6B6B59 #596B62

split-complementary

#59596B #6B6259 #626B59

monochromatic

#212128 #3D3D4A #59596B #75758C #9696A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#59596B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#59596B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59596B

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59596B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59596B	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555B6C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545A6A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555C5F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59596b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.029 285.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888795',
    500: '#59596b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59596b;
$custom-light: #888795;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59596b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 9.184,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47073,
    "c": 0.02889,
    "h": 285.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59596B

secondary

#979789

accent

#B276B2

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF1

border

#CACACB

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #59596B

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

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