#596d88

Color #596d88

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.14 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#596d88

RGB

rgb(89, 109, 136)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 20.9%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 34.6%, 53.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(34.6%, 19.9%, 0%, 46.7%)

LAB

lab(45.41, -0.45, -17.26)

LCH

lch(45.41, 17.27, 268.51)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.049, 256.08)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 34.9%, 46.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#887459

Analogous

#598488

#596d88

#5c5988

Triadic

#596d88

#88596d

#6d8859

Split-complementary

#596d88

#885c59

#848859

Tetradic

#596d88

#745988

#887459

#6d8859

Square

#596d88

#885984

#887459

#59885c

Shades

Color #596d88 mixed toward black.

#4a5b71

#3b495b

#2c3644

#1e242d

#0f1217

Tints

Color #596d88 mixed toward white.

#6f84a1

#8c9db4

#a9b5c7

#c6ced9

#e2e6ec

Tones

Color #596d88 mixed toward gray.

#5d6e84

#616e80

#656f7c

#696f78

#6d7074

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

#626282 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#616081 · ΔE 9.8

Tritanopia

#5a7d7c · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 12.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #596d88;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596d88]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#596d88 (#596d88) is rgb(89, 109, 136) in RGB.

No, #596d88 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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