#596B87#596B87

#596B87 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.049 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B87
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 135)
HSL	hsl(217, 21%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(217, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 20.7%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 0.47, -17.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 17.62, 271.54°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% -0.0093 -0.0486)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.049 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.7494, 14.3879, 24.9697)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B87 #877559

analogous

#598287 #596B87 #5E5987

triadic

#596B87 #87596B #6B8759

tetradic

#596B87 #875982 #877559 #59875E

square

#596B87 #875982 #877559 #59875E

split-complementary

#596B87 #875E59 #828759

monochromatic

#28313D #414E62 #596B87 #788AA6 #9CAABE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#596B87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#596B87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B87

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B87	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#616C88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C6886

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.049 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8995aa',
    500: '#596b87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b87;
$custom-light: #8995aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.522,
    "s": 20.536,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.524,
    "c": 0.04948,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B87

secondary

#ACA190

accent

#9D6BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B87

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

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