#596E94#596E94
#596E94 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.065 H 262.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #596E94 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(89, 110, 148) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 25%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 40%, 58%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(39.9%, 25.7%, 0%, 42%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.19, 2.36, -23.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.19, 23.31, 275.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.68% -0.0091 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.68% 0.065 262) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0394, 15.4131, 30.1938) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.68
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.70
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.90
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 6.31
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.78
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#596E94 #947F59
analogous
#598C94 #596E94 #625994
triadic
#596E94 #94596E #6E9459
tetradic
#596E94 #94598C #947F59 #599462
square
#596E94 #94598C #947F59 #599462
split-complementary
#596E94 #946259 #8C9459
monochromatic
#2B3548 #42526E #596E94 #7B8EAF #A1AEC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#596E94 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#596E94 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #596E94
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##596E94 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##596E94 | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#617096
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A6B93
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#46767B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #596e94; /* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 148); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.065 262.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a97b3',
500: '#596e94',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #596e94; $custom-light: #8a97b3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#596e94",
"rgb": {
"r": 89,
"g": 110,
"b": 148
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.644,
"s": 24.895,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53681,
"c": 0.06509,
"h": 262
},
"luminance": 0.15414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#596E94
secondary
#B4A995
accent
#A166C1
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F2F6
border
#CBCCD0
text
#0C0D11
muted
#7D7E80