#596B96#596B96

#596B96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.071 H 266.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B96
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(222, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 28.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, 4.76, -25.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 26.02, 280.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.1% -0.0043 -0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(53.1% 0.071 266.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.8808, 14.8405, 30.9287)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B96 #968459

analogous

#598A96 #596B96 #665996

triadic

#596B96 #96596B #6B9659

tetradic

#596B96 #96598A #968459 #599666

square

#596B96 #96598A #968459 #599666

split-complementary

#596B96 #966659 #8A9659

monochromatic

#2B3449 #425070 #596B96 #7B8BB1 #A2ADC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#596B96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#596B96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B96

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B96	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6E98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45747A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.071 266.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95b5',
    500: '#596b96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b96;
$custom-light: #8a95b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.295,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53101,
    "c": 0.07144,
    "h": 266.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B96

secondary

#B5AC95

accent

#A766C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B96

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

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