#596996#596996

#596996 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.074 H 268.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596996
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 150)
HSL	hsl(224, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(224, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 30%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 5.99, -26.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 27.14, 282.74°)
OKLab	oklab(52.65% -0.0016 -0.0739)
OKLCH	oklch(52.65% 0.074 268.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.6747, 14.4283, 30.8600)
Luminance	0.1443 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596996 #968659

analogous

#598896 #596996 #685996

triadic

#596996 #965969 #699659

tetradic

#596996 #965988 #968659 #599668

square

#596996 #965988 #968659 #599668

split-complementary

#596996 #966859 #889659

monochromatic

#2B3349 #424E70 #596996 #7B89B1 #A2ACC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#596996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#596996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596996

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596996	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457279

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.074 268.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b5',
    500: '#596996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596996;
$custom-light: #8a93b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.262,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52654,
    "c": 0.0739,
    "h": 268.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596996

secondary

#B5AD95

accent

#AA66C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596996

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

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