#596A96#596A96

#596A96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.073 H 267.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596A96
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 150)
HSL	hsl(223, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(223, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 29.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.13, 5.38, -26.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.13, 26.58, 281.67°)
OKLab	oklab(52.88% -0.0029 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(52.88% 0.073 267.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.7772, 14.6332, 30.8941)
Luminance	0.1463 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596A96 #968559

analogous

#598996 #596A96 #675996

triadic

#596A96 #96596A #6A9659

tetradic

#596A96 #965989 #968559 #599667

square

#596A96 #965989 #968559 #599667

split-complementary

#596A96 #966759 #899659

monochromatic

#2B3449 #424F70 #596A96 #7B8AB1 #A2ACC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#596A96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#596A96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596A96

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596A96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596A96	1.00	5.35	3.93	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556895

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#457379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596a96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.073 267.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94b5',
    500: '#596a96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596a96;
$custom-light: #8a94b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596a96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.279,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52877,
    "c": 0.07266,
    "h": 267.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14634
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596A96

secondary

#B5AC95

accent

#A866C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596A96

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

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