Information about #596A7D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#596A7D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 106, 125) — 34.9% red, 41.6% green, 49% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #596A7D reads as a gently muted azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Marble Blue (#566D7E). Slightly further away sit Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Jet Gray (#616D7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 106, 125) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. #596A7D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#596A7D color variations

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

#596A7D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596A7D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596A7D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596A7D 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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#596A7D 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 #596A7D

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

Marble Blue color link
Marble Blue

#566D7E

Dark Electric Blue color link
Dark Electric Blue

#536878

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Kingfisher Blue color link
Kingfisher Blue

#596A8B

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

#596A7D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596A7D
  • RGB89, 106, 125
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(89, 106, 125)
  • HSL212°, 17%, 42%
  • HSL Precise211.667°, 16.822%, 41.961%
  • HSV212°, 29%, 49%
  • HSB212°, 29%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.490
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.416, 0.490)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.416, 0.490, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.416, 0.490)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596A7D
  • DECIMAL ID5859965
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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