#59596D#59596D

#59596D is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.032 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#59596D
RGB	rgb(89, 89, 109)
HSL	hsl(240, 10%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(240, 18%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(18.3%, 18.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 4.62, -11.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 12.29, 292.08°)
OKLab	oklab(47.16% 0.0084 -0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(47.16% 0.032 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.4519, 10.3726, 15.9165)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#59596D #6D6D59

analogous

#59636D #59596D #63596D

triadic

#59596D #6D5959 #596D59

tetradic

#59596D #6D5963 #6D6D59 #596D63

square

#59596D #6D5963 #6D6D59 #596D63

split-complementary

#59596D #6D6359 #636D59

monochromatic

#22222A #3D3D4B #59596D #75758E #9797AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#59596D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#59596D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #59596D

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##59596D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##59596D	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545B6E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545A6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#555C60

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #59596d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 89, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.032 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888796',
    500: '#59596d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #59596d;
$custom-light: #888796;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#59596d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 10.101,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47156,
    "c": 0.0321,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#59596D

secondary

#999989

accent

#B375B3

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0B0B0D

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #59596D

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

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