Information about #56596C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #56596C is classified in the Register under the Blue Color Family, with Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(86, 89, 108) — 33.7% red, 34.9% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 7 / 0 / 58. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned classic blue, #56596C occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Quadrant Grey (#595E6B). Slightly further away sit Hammerhead (#515769) and Silvered Grey (#565B64).

The recipe behind #56596C is rgb(86, 89, 108), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #56596C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#56596C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#56596C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#56596C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#56596C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#56596C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#56616B

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#566B64

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#56596C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#6C6956
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#646C56
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#6C5E56
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#56646C
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#6C5659
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#596C56
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#69566C
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#6C6956
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#596C56
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#6C5664
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#6C6956
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#566C5E
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Nearest named colors to #56596C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Hammerhead color link
Hammerhead

#515769

Silvered Grey color link
Silvered Grey

#565B64

Half New Denim Blue color link
Half New Denim Blue

#535C64

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Haast Shale color link
Haast Shale

#515664

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Enigma color link
Enigma

#515072

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Maltese color link
Maltese

#585660

#56596C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#56596C
  • RGB86, 89, 108
  • CMYK9, 7, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(86, 89, 108)
  • HSL232°, 11%, 38%
  • HSL Precise231.818°, 11.34%, 38.039%
  • HSV232°, 20%, 42%
  • HSB232°, 20%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.337, 0.349, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.337, 0.349, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.337, 0.349, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID56596C
  • DECIMAL ID5658988
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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