#596A90#596A90

#596A90 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.064 H 265.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596A90
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 144)
HSL	hsl(221, 24%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(221, 38%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.2%, 26.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.86, 3.62, -22.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.86, 23.15, 279.01°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.0048 -0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.064 265.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.3064, 14.4449, 28.4145)
Luminance	0.1445 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596A90 #907F59

analogous

#598590 #596A90 #635990

triadic

#596A90 #90596A #6A9059

tetradic

#596A90 #905985 #907F59 #599063

square

#596A90 #905985 #907F59 #599063

split-complementary

#596A90 #906359 #859059

monochromatic

#2A3244 #424E6A #596A90 #7A89AD #9FABC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#596A90 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#596A90 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596A90

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596A90	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596A90	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)

#5D6D92

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58688F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#487277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596a90;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.064 265.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94b0',
    500: '#596a90',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596a90;
$custom-light: #8a94b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596a90",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.455,
    "s": 23.605,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52585,
    "c": 0.06371,
    "h": 265.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596A90

secondary

#B2A893

accent

#A568C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F5

border

#CBCBCF

text

#0C0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596A90

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

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