#596A98#596A98

#596A98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.076 H 268.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596A98
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 152)
HSL	hsl(224, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(224, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 30.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.22, 5.97, -27.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.22, 27.73, 282.43°)
OKLab	oklab(52.98% -0.0023 -0.0756)
OKLCH	oklch(52.98% 0.076 268.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9396, 14.6982, 31.7495)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596A98 #988759

analogous

#598998 #596A98 #685998

triadic

#596A98 #98596A #6A9859

tetradic

#596A98 #985989 #988759 #599868

square

#596A98 #985989 #988759 #599868

split-complementary

#596A98 #986859 #899859

monochromatic

#2C344B #424F71 #596A98 #7C8BB2 #A3ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#596A98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#596A98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596A98

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596A98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596A98	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596a98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.076 268.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94b6',
    500: '#596a98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596a98;
$custom-light: #8a94b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596a98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.81,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52977,
    "c": 0.07565,
    "h": 268.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14699
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596A98

secondary

#B7AE96

accent

#A965C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596A98

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

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