#596D88#596D88

#596D88 is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.049 H 256.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D88
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 136)
HSL	hsl(214, 21%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(214, 35%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(34.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.41, -0.45, -17.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.41, 17.26, 268.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.91% -0.0118 -0.0476)
OKLCH	oklch(52.91% 0.049 256)
XYZ	xyz(14.0311, 14.8381, 25.4125)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D88 #887459

analogous

#598588 #596D88 #5D5988

triadic

#596D88 #88596D #6D8859

tetradic

#596D88 #885985 #887459 #59885D

square

#596D88 #885985 #887459 #59885D

split-complementary

#596D88 #885D59 #858859

monochromatic

#29323E #414F63 #596D88 #788CA6 #9DABBF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#596D88 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#596D88 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D88

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D88	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D88	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#636E89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E6987

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B7376

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d88;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.049 256.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8996aa',
    500: '#596d88',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d88;
$custom-light: #8996aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d88",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.468,
    "s": 20.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52905,
    "c": 0.04903,
    "h": 256
  },
  "luminance": 0.14839
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D88

secondary

#ADA190

accent

#9A6ABD

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#F0F2F4

border

#CBCCCE

text

#0C0D10

muted

#7D7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D88

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

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