#595E72#595E72

#595E72 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.033 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#595E72
RGB	rgb(89, 94, 114)
HSL	hsl(228, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(228, 22%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 17.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.15, 2.79, -11.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.15, 12.28, 283.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.51% 0.0023 -0.0326)
OKLCH	oklch(48.51% 0.033 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.1590, 11.3439, 17.5180)
Luminance	0.1134 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#595E72 #726D59

analogous

#596B72 #595E72 #615972

triadic

#595E72 #72595E #5E7259

tetradic

#595E72 #72596B #726D59 #597261

square

#595E72 #72596B #726D59 #597261

split-complementary

#595E72 #726159 #6B7259

monochromatic

#23252D #3E4250 #595E72 #757B93 #979CAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.42

#595E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#595E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #595E72

6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##595E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##595E72	1.00	6.42	3.27	6.42
#FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586073

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#575E71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536265

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #595e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 94, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.033 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888b9a',
    500: '#595e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #595e72;
$custom-light: #888b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#595e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 12.315,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48507,
    "c": 0.03271,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#595E72

secondary

#9D998A

accent

#A873B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #595E72

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

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