#596e8c

Color #596e8c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#596e8c

RGB

rgb(89, 110, 140)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 22.3%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 36.4%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.4%, 21.4%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(45.86, 0.07, -18.95)

LCH

lch(45.86, 18.95, 270.21)

OKLCH

oklch(53.3%, 0.0537, 257.31)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 34.9%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c7759

Analogous

#59888c

#596e8c

#5d598c

Triadic

#596e8c

#8c596e

#6e8c59

Split-complementary

#596e8c

#8c5d59

#888c59

Tetradic

#596e8c

#77598c

#8c7759

#6e8c59

Square

#596e8c

#8c5988

#8c7759

#598c5d

Shades

Color #596e8c mixed toward black.

#4a5c75

#3b495d

#2c3746

#1e252f

#0f1217

Tints

Color #596e8c mixed toward white.

#7085a4

#8c9eb6

#a9b6c8

#c6cedb

#e2e7ed

Tones

Color #596e8c mixed toward gray.

#5d6f88

#616f84

#66707f

#6a717b

#6e7277

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

#636386 · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#626084 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#5a807f · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 13.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #596e8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#596e8c]

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

#596e8c (#596e8c) is rgb(89, 110, 140) in RGB.

No, #596e8c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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