#596990#596990

#596990 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.065 H 267.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596990
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 144)
HSL	hsl(223, 24%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(223, 38%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 27.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.58, 4.23, -23.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.58, 23.70, 280.29°)
OKLab	oklab(52.36% -0.0034 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(52.36% 0.065 267)
XYZ	xyz(14.2039, 14.2400, 28.3803)
Luminance	0.1424 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596990 #908059

analogous

#598490 #596990 #645990

triadic

#596990 #905969 #699059

tetradic

#596990 #905984 #908059 #599064

square

#596990 #905984 #908059 #599064

split-complementary

#596990 #906459 #849059

monochromatic

#2A3244 #424D6A #596990 #7A88AD #9FAAC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.46

#596990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#596990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596990

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596990	1.00	5.46	3.85	5.46
#FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6C92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#57678F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487177

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.065 267.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b0',
    500: '#596990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596990;
$custom-light: #8a93b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.545,
    "s": 23.605,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5236,
    "c": 0.0649,
    "h": 267
  },
  "luminance": 0.14241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596990

secondary

#B2A993

accent

#A668C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F5

border

#CBCBCF

text

#0C0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596990

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

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