#596179#596179

#596179 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.040 H 270.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596179
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 121)
HSL	hsl(225, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(225, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 19.8%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 2.76, -14.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 14.75, 280.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0003 -0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.04 270.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.8448, 12.0534, 19.7879)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596179 #797159

analogous

#597179 #596179 #615979

triadic

#596179 #795961 #617959

tetradic

#596179 #795971 #797159 #597961

square

#596179 #795971 #797159 #597961

split-complementary

#596179 #796159 #717959

monochromatic

#252832 #3F4556 #596179 #757F9A #999FB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#596179 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#596179 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596179

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596179	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596179	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A637A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#516669

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596179;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.040 270.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888d9f',
    500: '#596179',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596179;
$custom-light: #888d9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596179",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49492,
    "c": 0.03973,
    "h": 270.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596179

secondary

#A29C8C

accent

#A670B8

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596179

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

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