#596D86#596D86

#596D86 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.046 H 254.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D86
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 134)
HSL	hsl(213, 20%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(213, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.6%, 18.7%, 0%, 47.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, -1.00, -16.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 16.21, 266.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.82% -0.0126 -0.0445)
OKLCH	oklch(52.82% 0.046 254.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.8902, 14.7818, 24.6709)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D86 #867259

analogous

#598386 #596D86 #5B5986

triadic

#596D86 #86596D #6D8659

tetradic

#596D86 #865983 #867259 #59865B

square

#596D86 #865983 #867259 #59865B

split-complementary

#596D86 #865B59 #838659

monochromatic

#28313C #414F61 #596D86 #778CA5 #9CABBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#596D86 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#596D86 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D86

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D86	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D86	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646E87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6985

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7275

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d86;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 134);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.046 254.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996a9',
    500: '#596d86',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d86;
$custom-light: #8996a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d86",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 134
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.333,
    "s": 20.179,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52818,
    "c": 0.04628,
    "h": 254.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D86

secondary

#AB9F90

accent

#986BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0B0D0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D86

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

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