#596279#596279

#596279 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.039 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596279
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 121)
HSL	hsl(223, 15%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(223, 26%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(26.4%, 19%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.59, 2.15, -14.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.59, 14.21, 278.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.72% -0.0012 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(49.72% 0.039 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9378, 12.2394, 19.8189)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596279 #797059

analogous

#597279 #596279 #605979

triadic

#596279 #795962 #627959

tetradic

#596279 #795972 #797059 #597960

square

#596279 #795972 #797059 #597960

split-complementary

#596279 #796059 #727959

monochromatic

#252932 #3F4556 #596279 #75809A #99A0B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#596279 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#596279 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596279

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596279	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596279	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B647A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#51666A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596279;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.039 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888e9f',
    500: '#596279',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596279;
$custom-light: #888e9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596279",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.125,
    "s": 15.238,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49721,
    "c": 0.03851,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596279

secondary

#A29C8C

accent

#A470B8

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#F0F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0B0C0E

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #596279

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

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