#596C99#596C99

#596C99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.075 H 266.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596C99
RGB	rgb(89, 108, 153)
HSL	hsl(222, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(222, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 29.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 5.04, -26.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 27.18, 280.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% -0.0047 -0.0745)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.075 266.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.2304, 15.1481, 32.2522)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596C99 #998659

analogous

#598C99 #596C99 #665999

triadic

#596C99 #99596C #6C9959

tetradic

#596C99 #99598C #998659 #599966

square

#596C99 #99598C #998659 #599966

split-complementary

#596C99 #996659 #8C9959

monochromatic

#2C354C #425172 #596C99 #7C8CB3 #A3AEC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#596C99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#596C99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596C99

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596C99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596C99	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#566A98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44757C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596c99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 108, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.075 266.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a95b7',
    500: '#596c99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596c99;
$custom-light: #8a95b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596c99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.188,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53473,
    "c": 0.07469,
    "h": 266.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596C99

secondary

#B7AE97

accent

#A765C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F1F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596C99

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

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