What color is #596B97?

#596B97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #596B97?

The RGB value is 89, 107, 151: 89 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #596B97?

The complementary color is #978559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #596B97?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#596B97 color

#596B97 rgb(89, 107, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #596B97 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.9% red, 42% green and 59.2% blue (89, 107, 151).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 26% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#596B97 color codes

HEX	`#596B97`
RGB	`rgb(89, 107, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.9%, 42%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 26%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 41%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 29%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 5.06, -26.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 26.59, 280.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.962, 14.873, 31.355)`
Decimal	`5860247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #596B97, 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 #596B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#596B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #596B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #596b97; }
.text { color: #596b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #596b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(89 107 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #596b97, #665997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #596B97?: #596B97 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #596B97?: The RGB value is 89, 107, 151: 89 red, 107 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #596B97?: The complementary color is #978559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #596B97?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.