What color is #596990?

#596990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596990?

The RGB value is 89, 105, 144: 89 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596990?

The complementary color is #908059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596990 color

#596990 rgb(89, 105, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596990 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 41.2% green and 56.5% blue (89, 105, 144).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 24% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#596990 color codes

HEX	`#596990`
RGB	`rgb(89, 105, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 41.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 24%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 4.23, -23.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 23.7, 280.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.204, 14.24, 28.38)`
Decimal	`5859728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596990, 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 #596990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #596990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596990; }
.text { color: #596990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 105 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596990, #645990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #596990?: #596990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596990?: The RGB value is 89, 105, 144: 89 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596990?: The complementary color is #908059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.