#596b92

Color #596b92

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#596b92

RGB

rgb(89, 107, 146)

HSL

hsl(221.1, 24.3%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.1, 39%, 57.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(39%, 26.7%, 0%, 42.7%)

LAB

lab(45.24, 3.59, -23.48)

LCH

lch(45.24, 23.75, 278.69)

OKLCH

oklch(52.9%, 0.0655, 265.1)

HWB

hwb(221.1, 34.9%, 42.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#928059

Analogous

#598892

#596b92

#645992

Triadic

#596b92

#92596b

#6b9259

Split-complementary

#596b92

#926459

#889259

Tetradic

#596b92

#805992

#928059

#6b9259

Square

#596b92

#925988

#928059

#599264

Shades

Color #596b92 mixed toward black.

#4a597a

#3b4761

#2c3549

#1e2431

#0f1218

Tints

Color #596b92 mixed toward white.

#7182a8

#8d9bba

#aab4cb

#c6cddc

#e3e6ee

Tones

Color #596b92 mixed toward gray.

#5e6d8d

#636f89

#677084

#6c727f

#71747a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61618a · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#605f88 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#5a8381 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596b92;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596b92]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#596b92 (#596b92) is rgb(89, 107, 146) in RGB.

No, #596b92 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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