#596D98#596D98

#596D98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.072 H 264.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596D98
RGB	rgb(89, 109, 152)
HSL	hsl(221, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(221, 41%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 28.3%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.08, 4.14, -25.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.08, 26.07, 279.13°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% -0.0064 -0.0717)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.072 264.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2542, 15.3273, 31.8544)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596D98 #988459

analogous

#598D98 #596D98 #645998

triadic

#596D98 #98596D #6D9859

tetradic

#596D98 #98598D #988459 #599864

square

#596D98 #98598D #988459 #599864

split-complementary

#596D98 #986459 #8D9859

monochromatic

#2C364B #425171 #596D98 #7C8DB2 #A3AFC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#596D98 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#596D98 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596D98

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596D98	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596D98	1.00	5.17	4.07	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E709A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#44767C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596d98;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 109, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.072 264.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a96b6',
    500: '#596d98',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596d98;
$custom-light: #8a96b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596d98",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.952,
    "s": 26.141,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53648,
    "c": 0.07204,
    "h": 264.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596D98

secondary

#B7AC96

accent

#A565C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596D98

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

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