#596173#596173

#596173 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.031 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596173
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 115)
HSL	hsl(222, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(222, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(22.6%, 15.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.07, 1.21, -11.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.07, 11.24, 276.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.24% -0.0019 -0.0305)
OKLCH	oklch(49.24% 0.031 266.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.4882, 11.9108, 17.9101)
Luminance	0.1191 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596173 #736B59

analogous

#596E73 #596173 #5E5973

triadic

#596173 #735961 #617359

tetradic

#596173 #73596E #736B59 #59735E

square

#596173 #73596E #736B59 #59735E

split-complementary

#596173 #735E59 #6E7359

monochromatic

#24272E #3E4450 #596173 #757F94 #989FAF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.21

#596173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.38

#596173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596173

6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596173	1.00	6.21	3.38	6.21
#FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6274

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596073

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536467

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.031 266.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d9b',
    500: '#596173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596173;
$custom-light: #888d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.538,
    "s": 12.745,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49239,
    "c": 0.03053,
    "h": 266.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11911
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596173

secondary

#9D988A

accent

#A172B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596173

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

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