#596398#596398

#596398 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.085 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596398
RGB	rgb(89, 99, 152)
HSL	hsl(230, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(230, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 34.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.23, 10.29, -30.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.23, 31.88, 288.83°)
OKLab	oklab(51.44% 0.0072 -0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(51.44% 0.085 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2475, 13.3139, 31.5188)
Luminance	0.1331 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596398 #988E59

analogous

#598398 #596398 #6F5998

triadic

#596398 #985963 #639859

tetradic

#596398 #985983 #988E59 #59986F

square

#596398 #985983 #988E59 #59986F

split-complementary

#596398 #986F59 #839859

monochromatic

#2C314B #424A71 #596398 #7C85B2 #A3A9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#596398 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#596398 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596398

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596398	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596398	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51699A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C6497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596398;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 99, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.085 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a8fb6',
    500: '#596398',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596398;
$custom-light: #8a8fb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596398",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 99,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.476,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51439,
    "c": 0.08489,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596398

secondary

#B7B196

accent

#B465C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596398

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

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