#596172#596172

#596172 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.029 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596172
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(221, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(221, 22%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.04, 0.95, -10.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.04, 10.67, 275.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.2% -0.0023 -0.0289)
OKLCH	oklch(49.2% 0.029 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.4310, 11.8879, 17.6087)
Luminance	0.1189 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596172 #726A59

analogous

#596E72 #596172 #5E5972

triadic

#596172 #725961 #617259

tetradic

#596172 #72596E #726A59 #59725E

square

#596172 #72596E #726A59 #59725E

split-complementary

#596172 #725E59 #6E7259

monochromatic

#23272D #3E4450 #596172 #757F93 #979FAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.22

#596172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#596172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596172

6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596172	1.00	6.22	3.38	6.22
#FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6273

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.029 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d9a',
    500: '#596172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596172;
$custom-light: #888d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.8,
    "s": 12.315,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49198,
    "c": 0.02903,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11888
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596172

secondary

#9D978A

accent

#A073B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596172

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

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