What color is #596380?

#596380 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596380?

The RGB value is 89, 99, 128: 89 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596380?

The complementary color is #807659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596380?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596380 color

#596380 rgb(89, 99, 128)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596380 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 38.8% green and 50.2% blue (89, 99, 128).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#596380 color codes

HEX	`#596380`
RGB	`rgb(89, 99, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 38.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 3.41, -17.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 17.75, 281.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.477, 12.606, 22.194)`
Decimal	`5858176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596380, 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 #596380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #596380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596380; }
.text { color: #596380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 99 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596380, #635980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #596380?: #596380 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596380?: The RGB value is 89, 99, 128: 89 red, 99 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596380?: The complementary color is #807659, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596380?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.