#596994#596994

#596994 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.071 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596994
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 148)
HSL	hsl(224, 25%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(224, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.9%, 29.1%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 5.40, -25.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 25.99, 281.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.55% -0.0022 -0.0709)
OKLCH	oklch(52.55% 0.071 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.5151, 14.3644, 30.0190)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596994 #948459

analogous

#598794 #596994 #675994

triadic

#596994 #945969 #699459

tetradic

#596994 #945987 #948459 #599467

square

#596994 #945987 #948459 #599467

split-complementary

#596994 #946759 #879459

monochromatic

#2B3348 #424E6E #596994 #7B89AF #A1ABC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#596994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#596994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596994

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596994	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D96

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556793

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.071 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b3',
    500: '#596994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596994;
$custom-light: #8a93b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.729,
    "s": 24.895,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52555,
    "c": 0.07089,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596994

secondary

#B4AC95

accent

#A966C1

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596994

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

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