#596D95#596D95

#596D95 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.068 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D95
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 149)
HSL	hsl(220, 25%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(220, 40%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.3%, 26.8%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.95, 3.25, -24.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.95, 24.38, 277.67°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% -0.0074 -0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.068 263.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.0116, 15.2303, 30.5767)
Luminance	0.1523 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D95 #958159

analogous

#598B95 #596D95 #635995

triadic

#596D95 #95596D #6D9559

tetradic

#596D95 #95598B #958159 #599563

square

#596D95 #95598B #958159 #599563

split-complementary

#596D95 #956359 #8B9559

monochromatic

#2B3548 #42516F #596D95 #7B8DB0 #A1AEC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#596D95 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.05

#596D95 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D95

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D95	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D95	1.00	5.19	4.05	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F7097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45757B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d95;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.068 263.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a96b4',
    500: '#596d95',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d95;
$custom-light: #8a96b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d95",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 25.21,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53502,
    "c": 0.06764,
    "h": 263.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D95

secondary

#B5AA95

accent

#A366C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D95

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

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