Information about #599DC2 color

#599DC2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#599DC2 falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(89, 157, 194) — 34.9% red, 61.6% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 41 / 15 / 0 / 24. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#599DC2 is a clearly saturated steel-blue azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Shakespeare (#609AB8). Slightly further away sit Blue Koi (#659EC7) and Snap (#5BA0D0).

The recipe behind #599DC2 is rgb(89, 157, 194), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #599DC2 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#599DC2 color variations

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

#599DC2 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 #599DC2

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

Shakespeare color link
Shakespeare

#609AB8

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Toto color link
Toto

#519DAF

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#599DC2
  • RGB89, 157, 194
  • CMYK41, 15, 0, 24
  • CSSrgb(89, 157, 194)
  • HSL201°, 46%, 55%
  • HSL Precise201.143°, 46.256%, 55.49%
  • HSV201°, 54%, 76%
  • HSB201°, 54%, 76%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.616, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.616, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.616, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID599DC2
  • DECIMAL ID5873090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01