#596e8b

Color #596e8b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.7 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#596e8b

RGB

rgb(89, 110, 139)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 21.9%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 36%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36%, 20.9%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(45.82, -0.21, -18.41)

LCH

lch(45.82, 18.41, 269.35)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0523, 256.52)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 34.9%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b7659

Analogous

#59878b

#596e8b

#5d598b

Triadic

#596e8b

#8b596e

#6e8b59

Split-complementary

#596e8b

#8b5d59

#878b59

Tetradic

#596e8b

#76598b

#8b7659

#6e8b59

Square

#596e8b

#8b5987

#8b7659

#598b5d

Shades

Color #596e8b mixed toward black.

#4a5c74

#3b495d

#2d3745

#1e252e

#0f1217

Tints

Color #596e8b mixed toward white.

#7085a3

#8c9eb6

#a9b6c8

#c6ceda

#e2e7ed

Tones

Color #596e8b mixed toward gray.

#5d6f87

#616f83

#66707e

#6a717a

#6e7176

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.03:1

White text reads better on this background (5.21:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636385 · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#626083 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#5a7f7e · ΔE 16.9

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 13

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #596e8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596e8b]

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

#596e8b (#596e8b) is rgb(89, 110, 139) in RGB.

No, #596e8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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