What color is #596984?

#596984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596984?

The RGB value is 89, 105, 132: 89 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596984?

The complementary color is #847459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596984?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596984 color

#596984 rgb(89, 105, 132)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596984 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green and 51.8% blue (89, 105, 132).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#596984 color codes

HEX	`#596984`
RGB	`rgb(89, 105, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 20%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, 0.85, -16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 16.92, 272.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.335, 13.892, 23.804)`
Decimal	`5859716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596984, 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 #596984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #596984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596984; }
.text { color: #596984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 105 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596984, #5f5984); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596984?: #596984 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596984?: The RGB value is 89, 105, 132: 89 red, 105 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596984?: The complementary color is #847459, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596984?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.