#596174#596174

#596174 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.032 H 267.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596174
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 116)
HSL	hsl(222, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(222, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 16.4%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.11, 1.46, -11.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.11, 11.82, 277.10°)
OKLab	oklab(49.28% -0.0016 -0.032)
OKLCH	oklch(49.28% 0.032 267.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.5461, 11.9339, 18.2148)
Luminance	0.1193 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596174 #746C59

analogous

#596F74 #596174 #5E5974

triadic

#596174 #745961 #617459

tetradic

#596174 #74596F #746C59 #59745E

square

#596174 #74596F #746C59 #59745E

split-complementary

#596174 #745E59 #6F7459

monochromatic

#24272F #3E4451 #596174 #757F95 #989FB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#596174 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#596174 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596174

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596174	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596174	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6275

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596074

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596174;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.032 267.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d9c',
    500: '#596174',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596174;
$custom-light: #888d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596174",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.222,
    "s": 13.171,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4928,
    "c": 0.03206,
    "h": 267.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596174

secondary

#9E988B

accent

#A272B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596174

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

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