Information about Kingfisher Blue color
Basic facts about this digital color
#596A8B presents itself as a gently muted sky-leaning azure — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Waratah (#55698B). Slightly further away sit Kashmir Blue (#576D8E) and Waikawa Grey (#5B6E91).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(89, 106, 139)), which gives #596A8B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #596A8B: 5.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.9:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Kingfisher Blue" in the Register.
Kingfisher Blue color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Kingfisher Blue color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Kingfisher Blue color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Kingfisher Blue color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Kingfisher Blue color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Kingfisher Blue 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Kingfisher Blue color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Kingfisher Blue
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#55698B
#576D8E
#5B6E91
#4F698B
#536893
#656A88
#4C6B88
#566D7E
#60768B
#4E6E81
#616D7E
#597499
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#596A8B
- RGB89, 106, 139
- CMYK20, 13, 0, 45
- CSSrgb(89, 106, 139)
- HSL220°, 22%, 45%
- HSL Precise219.6°, 21.93%, 44.706%
- HSV220°, 36%, 55%
- HSB220°, 36%, 55%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.349
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
- GLSLvec3(0.349, 0.416, 0.545)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.349, 0.416, 0.545, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.349, 0.416, 0.545)
- Percentage of Red in RGB34.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
- Color FamilyAzure
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID596A8B
- DECIMAL ID5859979
- Name Length15
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- Counting from2025-01-01
