#596296#596296

#596296 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.083 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596296
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 150)
HSL	hsl(231, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 34.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.85, 10.32, -29.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.85, 31.32, 289.23°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.0081 -0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.083 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9909, 13.0606, 30.6320)
Luminance	0.1306 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596296 #968D59

analogous

#598196 #596296 #6F5996

triadic

#596296 #965962 #629659

tetradic

#596296 #965981 #968D59 #59966F

square

#596296 #965981 #968D59 #59966F

split-complementary

#596296 #966F59 #819659

monochromatic

#2B3049 #424970 #596296 #7B83B1 #A2A7C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.81

#596296 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.61

#596296 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596296

5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596296	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596296	1.00	5.81	3.61	5.81
#FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6395

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466C75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596296;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.083 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8eb5',
    500: '#596296',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596296;
$custom-light: #8a8eb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596296",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.148,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51116,
    "c": 0.08323,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596296

secondary

#B5B195

accent

#B466C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596296

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

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