#596199#596199

#596199 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.089 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596199
RGB	rgb(89, 97, 153)
HSL	hsl(233, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(233, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 36.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.72, 11.84, -31.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.72, 33.72, 290.56°)
OKLab	oklab(51.06% 0.0102 -0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(51.06% 0.089 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.1426, 12.9725, 31.8896)
Luminance	0.1297 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596199 #999159

analogous

#598199 #596199 #715999

triadic

#596199 #995961 #619959

tetradic

#596199 #995981 #999159 #599971

square

#596199 #995981 #999159 #599971

split-complementary

#596199 #997159 #819959

monochromatic

#2C304C #424872 #596199 #7C83B3 #A3A8C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.84

#596199 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#596199 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596199

5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596199	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596199	1.00	5.84	3.59	5.84
#FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E689B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456C76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596199;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 97, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.089 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b8db7',
    500: '#596199',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596199;
$custom-light: #8b8db7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596199",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51062,
    "c": 0.08923,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596199

secondary

#B7B397

accent

#B765C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596199

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

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