#596ea0

Color #596ea0

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.85 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#596ea0

RGB

rgb(89, 110, 160)

HSL

hsl(222.3, 28.5%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.3, 44.4%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 31.2%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(46.73, 5.92, -29.45)

LCH

lch(46.73, 30.04, 281.37)

OKLCH

oklch(54.3%, 0.0826, 266.25)

HWB

hwb(222.3, 34.9%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a08b59

Analogous

#5991a0

#596ea0

#6859a0

Triadic

#596ea0

#a0596e

#6ea059

Split-complementary

#596ea0

#a06859

#91a059

Tetradic

#596ea0

#8b59a0

#a08b59

#6ea059

Square

#596ea0

#a05991

#a08b59

#59a068

Shades

Color #596ea0 mixed toward black.

#4a5c85

#3b496b

#2c3750

#1e2535

#0f121b

Tints

Color #596ea0 mixed toward white.

#7385b1

#8f9ec1

#abb6d0

#c7cee0

#e3e7ef

Tones

Color #596ea0 mixed toward gray.

#5f709a

#657394

#6b758e

#717888

#777a82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.16:1

White text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636396 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#626093 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#5a8d8b · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#6f6f6f · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596ea0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596ea0]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#596ea0 (#596ea0) is rgb(89, 110, 160) in RGB.

No, #596ea0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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