#596887#596887
#596887 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.053 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596887 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 104, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 21%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 34%, 53%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(34.1%, 23%, 0%, 47.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.91, 2.29, -18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.91, 19.10, 276.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.71% -0.005 -0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.71% 0.053 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4420, 13.7732, 24.8672) |
| Luminance | 0.1377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.99
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.12
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 7.72
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 7.75
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 8.00
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 8.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596887 #877859
analogous
#597F87 #596887 #615987
triadic
#596887 #875968 #688759
tetradic
#596887 #87597F #877859 #598761
square
#596887 #87597F #877859 #598761
split-complementary
#596887 #876159 #7F8759
monochromatic
#282F3D #414C62 #596887 #7887A6 #9CA7BE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.59
#596887 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#596887 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596887
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596887 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596887 | 1.00 | 5.59 | 3.75 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E6A88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#596686
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C6E72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596887; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 104, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.053 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8993aa',
500: '#596887',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596887; $custom-light: #8993aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596887",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 104,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.435,
"s": 20.536,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51712,
"c": 0.05264,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.13774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596887
secondary
#ACA390
accent
#A26BBD
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0B0D10
muted
#7C7E7F