Information about #596B7C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #596B7C is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Low Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 107, 124) — 34.9% red, 42% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 7 / 0 / 51. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#596B7C presents itself as a calm, restrained azure — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Marble Blue (#566D7E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Dark Electric Blue (#536878) and Jet Gray (#616D7E).

In RGB terms — rgb(89, 107, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. No one has named #596B7C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#596B7C color variations

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

#596B7C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#596B7C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#596B7C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#596B7C 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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#596B7C 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 #596B7C

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

Gateway color link
Gateway

#5E7175

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Seachange color link
Seachange

#4E6E81

Obelisk color link
Obelisk

#617274

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Lifesaver color link
Lifesaver

#535E7F

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

#596B7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#596B7C
  • RGB89, 107, 124
  • CMYK14, 7, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(89, 107, 124)
  • HSL209°, 16%, 42%
  • HSL Precise209.143°, 16.432%, 41.765%
  • HSV209°, 28%, 49%
  • HSB209°, 28%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.420
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.420, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.420, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.420, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID596B7C
  • DECIMAL ID5860220
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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