#596196#596196

#596196 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.085 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596196
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 150)
HSL	hsl(232, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(232, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 35.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.57, 10.94, -30.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.57, 31.95, 290.03°)
OKLab	oklab(50.9% 0.0095 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.085 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.8979, 12.8746, 30.6010)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596196 #968E59

analogous

#598096 #596196 #705996

triadic

#596196 #965961 #619659

tetradic

#596196 #965980 #968E59 #599670

square

#596196 #965980 #968E59 #599670

split-complementary

#596196 #967059 #809659

monochromatic

#2B2F49 #424870 #596196 #7B82B1 #A2A7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#596196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#596196 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596196

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596196	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F6798

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.085 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8db5',
    500: '#596196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596196;
$custom-light: #8a8db5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.131,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50899,
    "c": 0.08465,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12875
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596196

secondary

#B5B195

accent

#B666C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596196

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

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