#596D87#596D87

#596D87 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.048 H 255.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D87
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 135)
HSL	hsl(214, 21%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 34%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.1%, 19.3%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, -0.73, -16.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 16.73, 267.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.86% -0.0122 -0.0461)
OKLCH	oklch(52.86% 0.048 255.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.9603, 14.8098, 25.0400)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#596D87 #877359

analogous

#598487 #596D87 #5C5987

triadic

#596D87 #87596D #6D8759

tetradic

#596D87 #875984 #877359 #59875C

square

#596D87 #875984 #877359 #59875C

split-complementary

#596D87 #875C59 #848759

monochromatic

#28313D #414F62 #596D87 #788CA6 #9CABBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#596D87 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#596D87 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D87

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D87	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D87	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646E88

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d87;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.048 255.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996aa',
    500: '#596d87',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d87;
$custom-light: #8996aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d87",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 213.913,
    "s": 20.536,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52861,
    "c": 0.04765,
    "h": 255.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1481
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D87

secondary

#ACA090

accent

#996BBD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0B0D10

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D87

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

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