#596995#596995

#596995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.072 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596995
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 149)
HSL	hsl(224, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(224, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 29.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 5.69, -25.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 26.57, 282.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.6% -0.0019 -0.0724)
OKLCH	oklch(52.6% 0.072 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.5946, 14.3962, 30.4377)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596995 #958559

analogous

#598795 #596995 #675995

triadic

#596995 #955969 #699559

tetradic

#596995 #955987 #958559 #599567

square

#596995 #955987 #958559 #599567

split-complementary

#596995 #956759 #879559

monochromatic

#2B3348 #424E6F #596995 #7B89B0 #A1ABC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#596995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#596995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596995

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596995	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556894

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#467278

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.072 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b4',
    500: '#596995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596995;
$custom-light: #8a93b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224,
    "s": 25.21,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52604,
    "c": 0.07239,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596995

secondary

#B5AC95

accent

#A966C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596995

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

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