#596799#596799

#596799 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.081 H 271.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596799
RGB	rgb(89, 103, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(227, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, 8.11, -28.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 30.05, 285.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% 0.002 -0.081)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.081 271.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.7181, 14.1235, 32.0814)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596799 #998B59

analogous

#598799 #596799 #6B5999

triadic

#596799 #995967 #679959

tetradic

#596799 #995987 #998B59 #59996B

square

#596799 #995987 #998B59 #59996B

split-complementary

#596799 #996B59 #879959

monochromatic

#2C334C #424D72 #596799 #7C88B3 #A3ABC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#596799 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#596799 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596799

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596799	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596799	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#566C9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506798

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#447179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596799;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 103, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.081 271.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a92b7',
    500: '#596799',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596799;
$custom-light: #8a92b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596799",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.875,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52365,
    "c": 0.08099,
    "h": 271.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14124
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596799

secondary

#B7B097

accent

#AE65C3

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C11

muted

#7D7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596799

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

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