#596171#596171

#596171 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.028 H 264.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596171
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 113)
HSL	hsl(220, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(220, 21%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 14.2%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.00, 0.70, -10.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.00, 10.09, 273.99°)
OKLab	oklab(49.16% -0.0027 -0.0274)
OKLCH	oklch(49.16% 0.028 264.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.3744, 11.8652, 17.3105)
Luminance	0.1187 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596171 #716959

analogous

#596D71 #596171 #5D5971

triadic

#596171 #715961 #617159

tetradic

#596171 #71596D #716959 #59715D

square

#596171 #71596D #716959 #59715D

split-complementary

#596171 #715D59 #6D7159

monochromatic

#23262D #3E444F #596171 #757F92 #979FAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#596171 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#596171 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596171

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596171	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596171	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6071

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536466

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596171;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.028 264.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d99',
    500: '#596171',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596171;
$custom-light: #888d99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596171",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 11.881,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49158,
    "c": 0.02753,
    "h": 264.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596171

secondary

#9C968A

accent

#9F73B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596171

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

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