Information about #596497 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#596497 falls into the Blue Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(89, 100, 151) — 34.9% red, 39.2% green, 59.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 24 / 20 / 0 / 41. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned deep-sea blue, #596497 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Breakwater (#536893). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91) and Kashmir Blue (#576D8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 100, 151) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596497: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. #596497 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#596497 color variations

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

#596497 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596497 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596497 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596497 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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#596497 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #596497

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

Kashmir Blue color link
Kashmir Blue

#576D8E

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Waratah color link
Waratah

#55698B

San Marino color link
San Marino

#4E6C9D

Panorama color link
Panorama

#597499

Quantum Leap color link
Quantum Leap

#4F698B

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Dusky Blue color link
Dusky Blue

#475F94

#596497 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596497
  • RGB89, 100, 151
  • CMYK24, 20, 0, 41
  • CSSrgb(89, 100, 151)
  • HSL229°, 26%, 47%
  • HSL Precise229.355°, 25.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV229°, 41%, 59%
  • HSB229°, 41%, 59%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.392, 0.592)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.392, 0.592, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.392, 0.592)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596497
  • DECIMAL ID5858455
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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