What color is #595D7B?

#595D7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #595D7B?

The RGB value is 89, 93, 123: 89 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #595D7B?

The complementary color is #7B7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #595D7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#595D7B color

#595D7B rgb(89, 93, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #595D7B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 36.5% green and 48.2% blue (89, 93, 123).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 16% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Majestic Magic (#555570), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#595D7B color codes

HEX	`#595D7B`
RGB	`rgb(89, 93, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 36.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 16%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.22, 5.76, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.22, 18.3, 288.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.608, 11.382, 20.32)`
Decimal	`5856635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #595D7B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #595D7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#595D7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #595D7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #595d7b; }
.text { color: #595d7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #595d7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 93 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #595d7b, #66597b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #595D7B?: #595D7B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Majestic Magic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #595D7B?: The RGB value is 89, 93, 123: 89 red, 93 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #595D7B?: The complementary color is #7B7759, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #595D7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.