#596c90

Color #596c90

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#596c90

RGB

rgb(89, 108, 144)

HSL

hsl(219.3, 23.6%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.3, 38.2%, 56.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.2%, 25%, 0%, 43.5%)

LAB

lab(45.44, 2.41, -21.97)

LCH

lch(45.44, 22.1, 276.26)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.0615, 262.9)

HWB

hwb(219.3, 34.9%, 43.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#907d59

Analogous

#598890

#596c90

#625990

Triadic

#596c90

#90596c

#6c9059

Split-complementary

#596c90

#906259

#889059

Tetradic

#596c90

#7d5990

#907d59

#6c9059

Square

#596c90

#905988

#907d59

#599062

Shades

Color #596c90 mixed toward black.

#4a5a78

#3b4860

#2d3648

#1e2430

#0f1218

Tints

Color #596c90 mixed toward white.

#7083a7

#8d9cb8

#a9b5ca

#c6cddc

#e2e6ed

Tones

Color #596c90 mixed toward gray.

#5e6d8b

#626f87

#677082

#6b727e

#707379

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.97:1

White text reads better on this background (5.29:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626288 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#615f86 · ΔE 8.2

Tritanopia

#5a8280 · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 14.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #596c90;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596c90]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#596c90 (#596c90) is rgb(89, 108, 144) in RGB.

No, #596c90 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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