#596A85#596A85
#596A85 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.048 H 259.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596A85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 106, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 20%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 33%, 52%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.1%, 20.3%, 0%, 47.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.41, 0.52, -16.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.41, 17.00, 271.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.08% -0.0086 -0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.08% 0.048 259.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5062, 14.1248, 24.2005) |
| Luminance | 0.1412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 6.42
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.66
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.77
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 6.87
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 7.51
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596A85 #857459
analogous
#598085 #596A85 #5E5985
triadic
#596A85 #85596A #6A8559
tetradic
#596A85 #855980 #857459 #59855E
square
#596A85 #855980 #857459 #59855E
split-complementary
#596A85 #855E59 #808559
monochromatic
#28303C #404D60 #596A85 #7788A4 #9CA8BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#596A85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#596A85 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596A85
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596A85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596A85 | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#616B86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C6784
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C7073
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596a85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.048 259.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8994a8',
500: '#596a85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596a85; $custom-light: #8994a8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596a85",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 106,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.818,
"s": 19.82,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52081,
"c": 0.04761,
"h": 259.6
},
"luminance": 0.14125
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596A85
secondary
#ABA08F
accent
#9D6BBC
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#F0F1F4
border
#CBCBCE
text
#0B0D0F
muted
#7C7E7F