#596C87#596C87

#596C87 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.049 H 257.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C87
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 135)
HSL	hsl(215, 21%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(215, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 20%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, -0.13, -17.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 17.17, 269.57°)
OKLab	oklab(52.63% -0.0108 -0.0473)
OKLCH	oklch(52.63% 0.049 257.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8543, 14.5976, 25.0046)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C87 #877459

analogous

#598387 #596C87 #5D5987

triadic

#596C87 #87596C #6C8759

tetradic

#596C87 #875983 #877459 #59875D

square

#596C87 #875983 #877459 #59875D

split-complementary

#596C87 #875D59 #838759

monochromatic

#28313D #414E62 #596C87 #788BA6 #9CAABE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#596C87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#596C87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C87

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C87	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#626D88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5D6986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.049 257.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996aa',
    500: '#596c87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c87;
$custom-light: #8996aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 215.217,
    "s": 20.536,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5263,
    "c": 0.04854,
    "h": 257.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C87

secondary

#ACA090

accent

#9B6BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F1F4

border

#CBCBCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C87

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

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