#596278#596278
#596278 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.037 H 267.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596278 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 98, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 15%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 26%, 47%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.8%, 18.3%, 0%, 52.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.56, 1.89, -13.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.56, 13.63, 277.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.68% -0.0016 -0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.68% 0.037 267.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8768, 12.2150, 19.4976) |
| Luminance | 0.1221 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.80
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.83
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.45
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.74
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 9.09
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596278 #786F59
analogous
#597178 #596278 #5F5978
triadic
#596278 #785962 #627859
tetradic
#596278 #785971 #786F59 #59785F
square
#596278 #785971 #786F59 #59785F
split-complementary
#596278 #785F59 #717859
monochromatic
#252932 #3F4555 #596278 #758099 #98A0B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.10
#596278 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.44
#596278 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596278
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596278 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596278 | 1.00 | 6.10 | 3.44 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B6479
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596177
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#516669
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596278; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.037 267.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#888e9f',
500: '#596278',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596278; $custom-light: #888e9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596278",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 98,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.581,
"s": 14.833,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49678,
"c": 0.03697,
"h": 267.6
},
"luminance": 0.12215
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596278
secondary
#A19B8C
accent
#A370B8
background
#F8F8F9
surface
#F0F0F2
border
#CBCBCC
text
#0B0C0E
muted
#7C7D7E