#596696#596696

#596696 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.078 H 271.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596696
RGB	rgb(89, 102, 150)
HSL	hsl(227, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 32%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.99, 7.84, -27.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.99, 28.89, 285.74°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.0026 -0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.078 271.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3746, 13.8279, 30.7599)
Luminance	0.1383 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596696 #968959

analogous

#598596 #596696 #6B5996

triadic

#596696 #965966 #669659

tetradic

#596696 #965985 #968959 #59966B

square

#596696 #965985 #968959 #59966B

split-complementary

#596696 #966B59 #859659

monochromatic

#2B3249 #424C70 #596696 #7B87B1 #A2AAC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.58

#596696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.77

#596696 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596696

5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596696	1.00	5.58	3.77	5.58
#FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566B98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#516695

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 102, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.078 271.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a91b5',
    500: '#596696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596696;
$custom-light: #8a91b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.213,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5199,
    "c": 0.07777,
    "h": 271.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13829
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596696

secondary

#B5AF95

accent

#AE66C2

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596696

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

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