#596A99#596A99

#596A99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.077 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596A99
RGB	rgb(89, 106, 153)
HSL	hsl(224, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(224, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 30.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 6.27, -27.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 28.30, 282.79°)
OKLab	oklab(53.03% -0.002 -0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(53.03% 0.077 268.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.0219, 14.7311, 32.1827)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596A99 #998859

analogous

#598A99 #596A99 #685999

triadic

#596A99 #99596A #6A9959

tetradic

#596A99 #99598A #998859 #599968

square

#596A99 #99598A #998859 #599968

split-complementary

#596A99 #996859 #8A9959

monochromatic

#2C344C #424F72 #596A99 #7C8BB3 #A3ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#596A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#596A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596A99

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596A99	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A6E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#546998

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44747B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 106, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.077 268.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a94b7',
    500: '#596a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596a99;
$custom-light: #8a94b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 106,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 224.063,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53028,
    "c": 0.07714,
    "h": 268.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596A99

secondary

#B7AF97

accent

#AA65C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596A99

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

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