#596F96#596F96

#596F96 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.067 H 261.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F96
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 150)
HSL	hsl(218, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(218, 41%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.7%, 26%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.57, 2.34, -23.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.57, 23.91, 275.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54% -0.0098 -0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(54% 0.067 261.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.3076, 15.6939, 31.0709)
Luminance	0.1570 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596F96 #968059

analogous

#598E96 #596F96 #625996

triadic

#596F96 #96596F #6F9659

tetradic

#596F96 #96598E #968059 #599662

square

#596F96 #96598E #968059 #599662

split-complementary

#596F96 #966259 #8E9659

monochromatic

#2B3649 #425370 #596F96 #7B8FB1 #A2AFC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#596F96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#596F96 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F96

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F96	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#617198

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6C95

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45777C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.067 261.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a98b5',
    500: '#596f96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f96;
$custom-light: #8a98b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.361,
    "s": 25.523,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54002,
    "c": 0.06689,
    "h": 261.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15695
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F96

secondary

#B5AA95

accent

#A166C2

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F96

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

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