#596297#596297

#596297 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.085 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596297
RGB	rgb(89, 98, 151)
HSL	hsl(231, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 35.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.90, 10.62, -30.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.90, 31.92, 289.43°)
OKLab	oklab(51.17% 0.0083 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(51.17% 0.085 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.0718, 13.0929, 31.0579)
Luminance	0.1309 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596297 #978E59

analogous

#598197 #596297 #6F5997

triadic

#596297 #975962 #629759

tetradic

#596297 #975981 #978E59 #59976F

square

#596297 #975981 #978E59 #59976F

split-complementary

#596297 #976F59 #819759

monochromatic

#2C304A #424970 #596297 #7C83B2 #A2A8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.80

#596297 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.62

#596297 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596297

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596297	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596297	1.00	5.80	3.62	5.80
#FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#506899

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596297;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 98, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.085 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8eb6',
    500: '#596297',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596297;
$custom-light: #8a8eb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596297",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.29,
    "s": 25.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51169,
    "c": 0.08476,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596297

secondary

#B6B196

accent

#B566C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596297

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

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