#596B95#596B95

#596B95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.070 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B95
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 149)
HSL	hsl(222, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(222, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 28.2%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 4.47, -25.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 25.45, 280.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.05% -0.0046 -0.0698)
OKLCH	oklch(53.05% 0.07 266.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8007, 14.8084, 30.5064)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B95 #958359

analogous

#598995 #596B95 #655995

triadic

#596B95 #95596B #6B9559

tetradic

#596B95 #955989 #958359 #599565

square

#596B95 #955989 #958359 #599565

split-complementary

#596B95 #956559 #899559

monochromatic

#2B3448 #424F6F #596B95 #7B8BB0 #A1ADC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#596B95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#596B95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B95

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B95	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D6E97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#576994

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#46747A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.070 266.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95b4',
    500: '#596b95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b95;
$custom-light: #8a95b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222,
    "s": 25.21,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53052,
    "c": 0.06995,
    "h": 266.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B95

secondary

#B5AB95

accent

#A666C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B95

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

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