#596998#596998

#596998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.077 H 269.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596998
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 152)
HSL	hsl(225, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(225, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 30.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 6.58, -27.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 28.30, 283.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.76% -0.001 -0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(52.76% 0.077 269.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.8372, 14.4933, 31.7154)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596998 #988859

analogous

#598998 #596998 #695998

triadic

#596998 #985969 #699859

tetradic

#596998 #985989 #988859 #599869

square

#596998 #985989 #988859 #599869

split-complementary

#596998 #986959 #899859

monochromatic

#2C344B #424E71 #596998 #7C8AB2 #A3ACC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#596998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#596998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596998

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596998	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#596D9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.077 269.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b6',
    500: '#596998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596998;
$custom-light: #8a93b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.762,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52755,
    "c": 0.0769,
    "h": 269.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14494
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596998

secondary

#B7AE96

accent

#AB65C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596998

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

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