#596274#596274

#596274 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.031 H 264.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596274
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 116)
HSL	hsl(220, 13%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(220, 23%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(23.3%, 15.5%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.41, 0.85, -11.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.41, 11.32, 274.32°)
OKLab	oklab(49.51% -0.0031 -0.0308)
OKLCH	oklch(49.51% 0.031 264.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.6391, 12.1199, 18.2458)
Luminance	0.1212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596274 #746B59

analogous

#596F74 #596274 #5D5974

triadic

#596274 #745962 #627459

tetradic

#596274 #74596F #746B59 #59745D

square

#596274 #74596F #746B59 #59745D

split-complementary

#596274 #745D59 #6F7459

monochromatic

#24272F #3E4551 #596274 #758095 #98A0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.13

#596274 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#596274 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596274

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596274	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596274	1.00	6.13	3.42	6.13
#FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6375

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6174

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#526668

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596274;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.031 264.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e9c',
    500: '#596274',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596274;
$custom-light: #888e9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596274",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 13.171,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49511,
    "c": 0.03094,
    "h": 264.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596274

secondary

#9E988B

accent

#9F72B6

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFF0F2

border

#CACBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596274

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

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