Information about #596398 color

#596398 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#596398 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 99, 152) — 34.9% red, 38.8% green, 59.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 25 / 21 / 0 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned deep-sea blue, #596398 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Breakwater (#536893). Slightly further away sit Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Dark Blue Gray (#666699).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 99, 152) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #596398 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#596398 color variations

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

#596398 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #596398

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

Breakwater color link
Breakwater

#536893

Waikawa Grey color link
Waikawa Grey

#5B6E91

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Liberty color link
Liberty

#545AA7

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596398
  • RGB89, 99, 152
  • CMYK25, 21, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(89, 99, 152)
  • HSL230°, 26%, 47%
  • HSL Precise230.476°, 26.141%, 47.255%
  • HSV230°, 41%, 60%
  • HSB230°, 41%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.388, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.388, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.388, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596398
  • DECIMAL ID5858200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01