#596C86#596C86

#596C86 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.047 H 256.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C86
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 134)
HSL	hsl(215, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 19.4%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, -0.40, -16.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 16.64, 268.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.59% -0.0111 -0.0458)
OKLCH	oklch(52.59% 0.047 256.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7842, 14.5696, 24.6356)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C86 #867359

analogous

#598286 #596C86 #5C5986

triadic

#596C86 #86596C #6C8659

tetradic

#596C86 #865982 #867359 #59865C

square

#596C86 #865982 #867359 #59865C

split-complementary

#596C86 #865C59 #828659

monochromatic

#28313C #414E61 #596C86 #778BA5 #9CAABD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#596C86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#596C86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C86

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C86	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636D87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.047 256.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996a9',
    500: '#596c86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c86;
$custom-light: #8996a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.667,
    "s": 20.179,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52587,
    "c": 0.04715,
    "h": 256.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C86

secondary

#ABA090

accent

#9A6BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C86

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

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