#596272#596272

#596272 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.028 H 262.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596272
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 114)
HSL	hsl(218, 12%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(218, 22%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(21.9%, 14%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, 0.35, -10.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 10.18, 271.94°)
OKLab	oklab(49.43% -0.0039 -0.0277)
OKLCH	oklch(49.43% 0.028 262)
XYZ	xyz(11.5240, 12.0738, 17.6396)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596272 #726959

analogous

#596F72 #596272 #5D5972

triadic

#596272 #725962 #627259

tetradic

#596272 #72596F #726959 #59725D

square

#596272 #72596F #726959 #59725D

split-complementary

#596272 #725D59 #6F7259

monochromatic

#23272D #3E4450 #596272 #758093 #97A0AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#596272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#596272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596272

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596272	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6373

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#536567

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.028 262.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e9a',
    500: '#596272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596272;
$custom-light: #888e9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.4,
    "s": 12.315,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4943,
    "c": 0.02797,
    "h": 262
  },
  "luminance": 0.12074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596272

secondary

#9D968A

accent

#9D73B5

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596272

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

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