#596396#596396

#596396 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.082 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596396
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 150)
HSL	hsl(230, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(230, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 34%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.14, 9.70, -29.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.14, 30.71, 288.41°)
OKLab	oklab(51.33% 0.0067 -0.0816)
OKLCH	oklch(51.33% 0.082 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.0850, 13.2489, 30.6634)
Luminance	0.1325 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596396 #968C59

analogous

#598296 #596396 #6E5996

triadic

#596396 #965963 #639659

tetradic

#596396 #965982 #968C59 #59966E

square

#596396 #965982 #968C59 #59966E

split-complementary

#596396 #966E59 #829659

monochromatic

#2B3049 #424A70 #596396 #7B84B1 #A2A8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#596396 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#596396 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596396

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596396	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596396	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6495

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466D75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596396;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.082 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8fb5',
    500: '#596396',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596396;
$custom-light: #8a8fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596396",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.164,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51333,
    "c": 0.08183,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596396

secondary

#B5B095

accent

#B366C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596396

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

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