#596F99#596F99

#596F99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.071 H 262.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#596F99
RGB	rgb(89, 111, 153)
HSL	hsl(219, 26%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(219, 42%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.8%, 27.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 3.22, -25.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 25.57, 277.23°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% -0.0088 -0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.071 262.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.5522, 15.7918, 32.3595)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#596F99 #998359

analogous

#598F99 #596F99 #635999

triadic

#596F99 #99596F #6F9959

tetradic

#596F99 #99598F #998359 #599963

square

#596F99 #99598F #998359 #599963

split-complementary

#596F99 #996359 #8F9959

monochromatic

#2C374C #425372 #596F99 #7C8FB3 #A3B0C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#596F99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#596F99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #596F99

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##596F99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##596F99	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60729B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#596C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43787E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #596f99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(89, 111, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.071 262.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a98b7',
    500: '#596f99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #596f99;
$custom-light: #8a98b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#596f99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 89,
    "g": 111,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 219.375,
    "s": 26.446,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54146,
    "c": 0.07123,
    "h": 262.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15793
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#596F99

secondary

#B7AC97

accent

#A365C3

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#F0F2F6

border

#CBCCD0

text

#0C0D11

muted

#7D7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #596F99

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

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