#596C95#596C95

#596C95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.069 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C95
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 149)
HSL	hsl(221, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(221, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 27.5%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.66, 3.86, -24.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.66, 24.91, 278.92°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.006 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.069 265)
XYZ	xyz(14.9055, 15.0182, 30.5413)
Luminance	0.1502 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C95 #958259

analogous

#598A95 #596C95 #645995

triadic

#596C95 #95596C #6C9559

tetradic

#596C95 #95598A #958259 #599564

square

#596C95 #95598A #958259 #599564

split-complementary

#596C95 #956459 #8A9559

monochromatic

#2B3448 #42506F #596C95 #7B8CB0 #A1ADC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#596C95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#596C95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C95

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C95	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6F97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45747A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.069 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95b4',
    500: '#596c95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c95;
$custom-light: #8a95b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221,
    "s": 25.21,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53276,
    "c": 0.06878,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.15019
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C95

secondary

#B5AB95

accent

#A566C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C95

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

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