#596381#596381

#596381 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.050 H 270.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596381
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 129)
HSL	hsl(225, 18%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(225, 31%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 23.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 3.68, -17.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 18.34, 281.59°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.0002 -0.0495)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.05 270.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.5430, 12.6321, 22.5420)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596381 #817759

analogous

#597781 #596381 #635981

triadic

#596381 #815963 #638159

tetradic

#596381 #815977 #817759 #598163

square

#596381 #815977 #817759 #598163

split-complementary

#596381 #816359 #778159

monochromatic

#272B39 #40475D #596381 #7681A1 #9BA2BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#596381 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#596381 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596381

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596381	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596381	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6582

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566280

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E696D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596381;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.050 270.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#898fa5',
    500: '#596381',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596381;
$custom-light: #898fa5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596381",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 18.349,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50302,
    "c": 0.04954,
    "h": 270.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596381

secondary

#A8A18E

accent

#A76DBB

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#F0F0F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0B0C0F

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596381

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

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