#596B98#596B98

#596B98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.074 H 267.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596B98
RGB	rgb(89, 107, 152)
HSL	hsl(223, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(223, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 29.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 5.36, -26.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 27.16, 281.37°)
OKLab	oklab(53.2% -0.0037 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(53.2% 0.074 267.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0433, 14.9055, 31.7841)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596B98 #988659

analogous

#598B98 #596B98 #675998

triadic

#596B98 #98596B #6B9859

tetradic

#596B98 #98598B #988659 #599867

square

#596B98 #98598B #988659 #599867

split-complementary

#596B98 #986759 #8B9859

monochromatic

#2C354B #425071 #596B98 #7C8BB2 #A3ADC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#596B98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#596B98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596B98

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596B98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596B98	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B6F9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#556997

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44747B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596b98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 107, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.074 267.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95b6',
    500: '#596b98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596b98;
$custom-light: #8a95b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596b98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.857,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.532,
    "c": 0.07441,
    "h": 267.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596B98

secondary

#B7AD96

accent

#A865C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596B98

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

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