#596271#596271

#596271 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.027 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596271
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 113)
HSL	hsl(218, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 21%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.2%, 13.3%, 0%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, 0.09, -9.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 9.62, 270.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.39% -0.0043 -0.0262)
OKLCH	oklch(49.39% 0.027 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.4674, 12.0512, 17.3415)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596271 #716859

analogous

#596E71 #596271 #5C5971

triadic

#596271 #715962 #627159

tetradic

#596271 #71596E #716859 #59715C

square

#596271 #71596E #716859 #59715C

split-complementary

#596271 #715C59 #6E7159

monochromatic

#23272D #3E444F #596271 #758092 #979FAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#596271 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#596271 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596271

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596271	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596271	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)

#5D6372

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6071

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596271;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.027 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e99',
    500: '#596271',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596271;
$custom-light: #888e99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596271",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 11.881,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4939,
    "c": 0.02651,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596271

secondary

#9C958A

accent

#9C73B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596271

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

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