#596397#596397

#596397 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.083 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596397
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 151)
HSL	hsl(230, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(230, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.1%, 34.4%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 9.99, -29.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 31.30, 288.62°)
OKLab	oklab(51.39% 0.007 -0.0831)
OKLCH	oklch(51.39% 0.083 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1659, 13.2813, 31.0893)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596397 #978D59

analogous

#598297 #596397 #6E5997

triadic

#596397 #975963 #639759

tetradic

#596397 #975982 #978D59 #59976E

square

#596397 #975982 #978D59 #59976E

split-complementary

#596397 #976E59 #829759

monochromatic

#2C314A #424A70 #596397 #7C84B2 #A2A8C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74

#596397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#596397 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596397

5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596397	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#516999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6496

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466D76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.083 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8fb6',
    500: '#596397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596397;
$custom-light: #8a8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.323,
    "s": 25.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51386,
    "c": 0.08336,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13282
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596397

secondary

#B6B196

accent

#B366C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596397

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

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