Information about #596879 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#596879 falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 104, 121) — 34.9% red, 40.8% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 7 / 0 / 53. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#596879 is a softly toned steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dark Electric Blue (#536878). Slightly further away sit Marble Blue (#566D7E) and Cadet (#536872).

The recipe behind #596879 is rgb(89, 104, 121), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596879: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#596879 color variations

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

#596879 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596879 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596879 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596879 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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#596879 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 #596879

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

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

#596879 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596879
  • RGB89, 104, 121
  • CMYK13, 7, 0, 53
  • CSSrgb(89, 104, 121)
  • HSL212°, 15%, 41%
  • HSL Precise211.875°, 15.238%, 41.176%
  • HSV212°, 26%, 47%
  • HSB212°, 26%, 47%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.408, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.408, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.408, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596879
  • DECIMAL ID5859449
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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