#596999#596999

#596999 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.078 H 269.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596999
RGB	rgb(89, 105, 153)
HSL	hsl(225, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(225, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 31.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.98, 6.88, -28.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.98, 28.87, 283.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.81% -0.0007 -0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(52.81% 0.078 269.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.9194, 14.5262, 32.1485)
Luminance	0.1453 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596999 #998959

analogous

#598999 #596999 #695999

triadic

#596999 #995969 #699959

tetradic

#596999 #995989 #998959 #599969

square

#596999 #995989 #998959 #599969

split-complementary

#596999 #996959 #899959

monochromatic

#2C344C #424E72 #596999 #7C8AB3 #A3ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#596999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#596999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596999

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596999	1.00	5.38	3.91	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586D9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#536898

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 105, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.078 269.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a93b7',
    500: '#596999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596999;
$custom-light: #8a93b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52806,
    "c": 0.0784,
    "h": 269.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596999

secondary

#B7AF97

accent

#AB65C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596999

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

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