#596E99#596E99

#596E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.072 H 264.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596E99
RGB	rgb(89, 110, 153)
HSL	hsl(220, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(220, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 28.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.41, 3.82, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.41, 26.09, 278.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.92% -0.0075 -0.072)
OKLCH	oklch(53.92% 0.072 264.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.4437, 15.5748, 32.3233)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596E99 #998459

analogous

#598E99 #596E99 #645999

triadic

#596E99 #99596E #6E9959

tetradic

#596E99 #99598E #998459 #599964

square

#596E99 #99598E #998459 #599964

split-complementary

#596E99 #996459 #8E9959

monochromatic

#2C364C #425272 #596E99 #7C8EB3 #A3B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#596E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#596E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596E99

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596E99	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F719B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#586B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43777D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 110, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.072 264.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a97b7',
    500: '#596e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596e99;
$custom-light: #8a97b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.313,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53921,
    "c": 0.07236,
    "h": 264.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596E99

secondary

#B7AD97

accent

#A465C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596E99

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

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